A Guangming daily (August 16) article captioned '[Guangming Forum] Strive to open up a
new situation of Tibet aid work in a new era' stated that "Central support for Tibet and national
support for Tibet are the consistent policies of the CPC Central Committee, which must be
adhered to for a long time, earnestly sum up experience, and create a new situation for Tibet aid work." It said the instructions said that the central government will further increase its
counterpart support to Tibet, and thus Tibet has ushered in a period of the fastest economic
development in history, the largest investment in infrastructure, and the most benefit to the
people. It lauded the counterpart support to Tibet as "a vivid manifestation of the advantages
of the socialist system with Chinese characteristics" and quoted Xi Jinping as saying in July
2021 (during his inspection of Tibet) that "The spirit of aid to Tibet is a noble spirit of the
Communist Party of China and a significant advantage of socialism with Chinese
characteristics." It claimed that "Since the work of supporting Tibet has been fully launched,
relevant provinces and cities, central departments and central enterprises have vigorously
implemented all-round assistance to Tibet in the fields of economy, education, science and
technology, and cadres and talents. Practice has proved that the aid-to-Tibet policy not only
supports the economic and social development of Tibet, maintains the stability of the frontier
and national unity, but also promotes the exchanges and integration of various ethnic groups,
and enhances the awareness of the people of all ethnic groups to the great motherland, the
Chinese nation, Chinese culture, the Communist Party of China, and China." The article
asserted that "Supporting Tibet is a major strategy to achieve common development and move
towards common prosperity. Counterpart assistance is a policy model with Chinese
characteristics created by our party. It is a typical method of "getting rich first and then getting
rich." It said, "innovations such as "group-style" aid to Tibet has stimulated the motivation and
drive of local cadres and the masses, promoted the transformation of aid in Tibet from "blood
transfusion" to "blood production", and further promoted the improvement of people's
livelihood in Tibet." In conclusion, it said: "Today's Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is standing at a new
historical starting point and has ushered in unprecedented development opportunities. We must
keep in mind General Secretary Xi Jinping's entrustment, continuously forge the consciousness
of the Chinese nation's community, and guide the people of all ethnic groups to firmly establish
a solid foundation of solidarity, sharing weal and woe, and sharing weal and woe. The concept
of a community of life and death, and a shared destiny, draws the strength to continue to move
forward from the forge ahead of the party and the people in the new era, forge ahead with the
new journey heart-to-heart, join hands in making contributions to the new era, and take
practical actions to welcome the party's 20 victories".
(Comment: The article was jointly authored by Cai Yang and Zhu Wei, associate professors at
the Party School of the Beijing Municipal Party Committee, and special research fellows at the Beijing Research Centre for Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for
a New Era)
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