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In this August 6, 2008 file photo, two girls pose for photographs at the square in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. [Photo/Xinhua] |
BEIJING: China's senior leaders met in Beijing Friday to discuss Tibet's development and its long-term stability.
The meeting was attended by members of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee who agreed Tibet's development is important to the building of a well-off Chinese society, safeguarding national security, and the fundamental interests and long-term development of the Chinese nation.
They pledged to give priority to economic construction in the region, underlined ethnic unity and the improvement of living standards, and stressed that efforts should be made to protect Tibet's ecosystem.
Participants agreed to ramp up support measures for the development of Tibet in the areas of economy, human resources and technology.