Xi writes to Tibet forum

Xi Jinping sends congratulatory letter to 2023 China Tibet Development Forum

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, May 23 – On May 23, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the “2023 China Tibet Development Forum”.

Xi Jinping pointed out that people’s happiness was the greatest human right and development was the key to realizing people’s happiness. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, with the strong support of the central government and the people of the whole country, cadres and masses of all ethnic groups in Tibet have worked hard and tenaciously to free Tibet from the problem of absolute poverty that had fettered it for thousands of years and replace it with vibrant prosperity.

Xi Jinping emphasized that on the new journey of promoting Chinese-style modernization, it was hoped that Tibet would fully, accurately and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the promotion of high-quality development, and strive to build a new socialist modernized Tibet that is united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful so that the people can live a better, happy life.

The “2023·China Tibet Development Forum” is co-hosted by the State Council Information Office and the People’s Government of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Its theme is “New Era, New Tibet, New Journey—A New Chapter in Tibet’s High-Quality Development and Human Rights Protection.” It opened in Beijing on the 23rd.