CHINA'S TIBET

Before the peaceful liberation in 1951, Tibet, a land-locked region, had no modern industry. The locals lived on livestock breeding, farming and handicraft business. Since the democratic reform in 1959, and especially the reform and opening up policy carried out from 1978, the Tibet Autonomous Region has accelerated its economic construction, not only establishing modern industry and transport and telecommunications service sectors, but also making much headway in the original agriculture, animal husbandry and forestry sectors, and commerce. Recent years have seen the TAR thoroughly apply the Scientific Outlook on Development, and continue to emancipate minds in a pioneering and enterprising spirit.