In the past five years, the central government has invested 313.6 billion yuan in the economic and social development of Tibet.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Lhasa, December 24 -

　　Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Bingkun

　　Since the beginning of winter, the West German Barley In-Place Food Co., Ltd. in Burang County, Tibet has roared, and the production momentum is booming.

Since the Alibaba networking project with a total investment of 7.4 billion yuan was officially put into operation on December 4, this company has gone forever when the company was often shut down and restricted electricity in winter.

The 380,000 people in 16 counties in Ali and Xigaze in western Tibet also enjoy sufficient and stable power supply.

　　As of the end of October 2020, the central government had invested 313.6 billion yuan in Tibet during the 13th Five-Year Plan, which exceeded the planned investment by 17.3%. A large number of key projects, including the construction of major infrastructure such as electricity, have contributed to the economic and social development of Tibet. Development provides strong support.

　　The head of the Fixed Assets Investment Department of the Development and Reform Commission of the Tibet Autonomous Region said that during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the key projects arranged by the central government for Tibet mainly focus on ensuring and improving people's livelihood, infrastructure construction, ecological environment protection, grassroots government and social management. There are five areas of capacity building and the development of characteristic and advantageous industries.

So far, the actual investment that exceeds the planned amount has been mainly used to increase investment in affordable housing projects and health and health.

　　With the help of the central government’s investment, Tibet’s comprehensive transportation system has been continuously improved since the 13th Five-Year Plan. At present, the highway into Tibet has basically been blackened, with 120 routes connecting domestic and international routes, and the Lalin section of the Sichuan-Tibet Railway has been basically completed. Construction has started on the Ya'an section; the region’s energy security capabilities have been significantly enhanced, with the installed power capacity reaching 4.018 million kilowatts, an increase of 1.52 million kilowatts over 2015; the region’s informatization level has continued to improve, and 100% of all 685 towns and villages have optical fiber access and 4G Full coverage of communications.

　　The central government's investment in Tibet's public services has also greatly promoted the development of local social undertakings.

Statistics show that by the end of 2019, the number of beds in medical and health institutions per 1,000 people in Tibet was 4.87, an increase of 0.54 from 2015. There were 1,109 square meters of public cultural facilities per 10,000 people, and the harmless treatment rate of urban domestic garbage in the region reached 91.38%.

　　During the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" period, Tibet's local GDP, per capita GDP, and residents' per capita disposable income have all outperformed the national average, and absolute poverty has been eliminated in history.

　　Tuden Kezhu, a professor at Tibet University, said that to achieve such results in the extremely cold "roof of the world", the central government's continued investment support has played a huge role.