[Explanation] 2021 is the 70th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet.
On May 16, the Fifth International Forum of Tibetan Think Tanks was held in Beijing. The theme of the forum was "Peace and Development". More than forty Chinese and foreign experts and scholars conducted discussions through online and offline methods.
[Explanation] Wang Linggui, vice president and researcher of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, reviewed the development process of the forum. He pointed out that in today's world, the strategic game of major powers has intensified, the international system and international order have been adjusted in depth, and the development of human civilization is facing new opportunities and new challenges. With the characteristics of the times, uncertainties and unstable factors have obviously increased. Peace and development have become the common expectations of the people of the world.
[Concurrent] Wang Linggui, Vice President and Researcher, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Peaceful development and shared development are the common expectations of the people of all countries in the world, especially in today’s world, where the interests of countries are intertwined. All countries should abandon ideological prejudices, leverage and achieve each other, and jointly respond to global challenges. China’s development Thanks to the openness and cooperation with countries all over the world, it also provides the world with a driving force for sustainable development and a huge market space.
Therefore, win-win cooperation is the common choice of the times and people of all countries. Facing the common challenges of human development and the common expectations of regional cooperation, experts and scholars from all over the world need to discuss together, seek countermeasures, and seek solutions.
[Explanation] Wang Lei, director of the Bureau of International Cooperation of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that in the past 70 years, Tibetan society has made great historical achievements in terms of peace, stability and development.
[Concurrent] Wang Lei, Director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Over the past 70 years, Tibet has made brilliant achievements in various undertakings that have attracted worldwide attention. The economy, people's livelihood, ecology, and border stability have all made great progress. The Tibetan people are marching into a new era of comprehensive well-off.
[Explanation] In his keynote speech, State University of New York professor Tan Gorenf said that since the 1980s, Western scholars have gradually expanded the scope of Tibet research, but the language and religion of Tibet are still the most attractive research for Western scholars. field.
[Explanation] Dozens of experts and scholars from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Norway, Nepal, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Pakistan and other countries and regions on the day, focusing on the great achievements of Tibet’s social development in the past 70 years, and the Himalayas in the context of the new era Discuss topics such as regional ethnicity, history, ecology and social development.
Reporter Jean Baokui and Cheng Yu reporting from Beijing
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]