June 26,2017--Belgian academics and officials listened with great interest to a presentation on Tibet's cultural and historical development by a Chinese delegation visiting Huy, a picturesque town about 80 kilometers from Brussels.
The presentation, which included facts, figures and photos, was sponsored by the Association for International Cultural Exchanges of the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The group also has made presentations in other parts of Europe, including Barcelona, Madrid and Vienna.
The questions and comments indicated that Belgians are curious about educational progress, the rights of Tibetan girls and how the autonomous system operates in the region.
"They have spoken volumes about the rapid development of Tibet, which I am dreaming to visit," said Claude Honore, a tourism official in Liege, Belgium. "Obviously the presentation is factual, and the development comes with vision, a long-term vision, for the Tibetan region."
Many in the audience of about 40 were academics in cultural and Chinese studies.
Hao Shiyuan, president of the Chinese Anthropological Society, spoke on the Chinese government's stance on the Tibet question, the situation before Tibet's democratic reform started in 1959, and the region's rapid development since then.
