A: It is clearly stipulated that Tibetan and other ethnic minority deputies to people's congresses at various levels must account for at least 80 percent of total deputies. This policy enables many ethnic minority cadres to take leading posts at various levels, and Tibetan cadres have now become the mainstay of social development in Tibet. The main leaders of local government, people's congress and CPPCC are all Tibetans. 

 

China is a multi-ethnic country, and an the ethnic groups are united and cooperate well. As regards state affairs, the National People's Congress, the highest organ of state power, includes both Han and ethnic minority deputies in discussions of important policies. The Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, and the 10th Panchen Erdeni (Chosgyi Gyanstsen) were selected vice-chairmen of the NPC standing committee, and some Tibetan cadres were elected members of its standing committee. In this capacity, they participate in discussions of state affairs with other members when deciding national policies. This is an unprecedented feat.

 

Regarding local affairs, the state gives Tibet right to administrate its own affairs. The people's congress system has been further perfected to guarantee full exercise of the rights of local people. Local regulations and policies are discussed and adopted during local people's congress, thereby enabling the Tibetan people to administrate their own affairs. Most members of the standing committee of the local people's congresses, governments, courts and procuaterates are Tibetans and many important posts in local people's congress governments, people's courts and procutratorates are held by Tibetans, giving Tibetans full play to their role in regional ethnic autonomy.