March 8, 2017
March 8, 2017 -- Premier Li Keqiang meets with a deputy of the 12th National People's Congress on Tuesday in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing while joining the Tibetan delegation for deliberations on the Government Work Report, which Li delivered on Sunday. The deliberation was part of the fifth plenary session of the 12th NPC, China's top legislature.[Photo by Wu Zhiyi/China Daily]
March 8, 2017 -- Premier Li Keqiang called for maintaining the stability and development of the Tibet autonomous region when he joined a panel discussion with National People's Congress deputies from the plateau region on Tuesday.
Tibet has a special place in the country's overall development, and the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, "with Comrade Xi Jinping as its core", has further made the region a priority since the 18th Party Congress in 2012, the premier told deputies during the ongoing NPC annual session.
This year will see further endeavors in promoting Tibet's stability and development, which complement each other through focusing on key ways to improve local people's livelihood, Li said. He vowed to improve public services in areas such as education, healthcare and heating.
He also said this year will see more efforts to develop Tibet's special and competitive industries such as tourism, clean energy and ethnic medicines, under the premise that the ecology must be stringently protected at the world's roof.
