Veteran Tibetan official on Lhasa riot _English

Ragdi, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, addresses the first meeting of the Second Counseling Committee on the Development of Tibet Autonomous Region, in Beijing, capital of China, March 19, 2008.(Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
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Veteran official talks on Lhasa riot

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A veteran Tibetan official Ragdi will talk here Wednesday morning on the recent Lhasa riot.

Lhasa riot aimed to undermine Beijing Olympics: veteran Tibetan official

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The bloody commotion in Lhasa masterminded by the Dalai clique was aimed to reinforce its compressive stress on undermining the upcoming Beijing Olympics, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Ragdi sees Lhasa riot cut-throat combat

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A veteran Tibetan official Ragdi said here Wednesday morning that the recent riot in Lhasa has exposed a cut-throat combat between the Tibetan people and the Dalai clique with its Western supporters.

Lhasa riot, violent crime by nature: veteran Tibetan official

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The riot in Lhasa is by nature a violent crime masterminded and incited by the Dalai clique from abroad, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Lhasa's situation basically under control: veteran Tibetan official

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The situation in Lhasa, Tibet's capital, has been basically under control after the commotion late last week, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Any plot to sabotage Tibet stability doomed to fail: veteran Tibetan official

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The plot of a tiny handful of people to sabotage the stability and harmony of Tibet will not gain the Tibetan people's support and is doomed to failure, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Ragdi indignant over distorted Western coverage on Lhasa riot

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A former vice-chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Ragdi said here Wednesday morning that the distorted news coverage on the recent Lhasa riot is outrageous and ill motivated.

Chief criminals fanning riot to be treated according to law: veteran Tibetan official

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The chief criminals who fanned last Friday's Lhasa riot involving beating, smashing, looting and arson will be dealt with according to law, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Tibet's development constantly disturbed by secessionists: veteran Tibetan official

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The development of China's Tibet Autonomous Region has been constantly disturbed and damaged by secessionists, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Episode like Lhasa riot would have occurred sooner or later: veteran Tibetan official

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A riot would have occurred in China's Tibet Autonomous Region sooner or later, if not in Lhasa, since repeated episodes of violence happened from the 1959 failed rebellion to secede Tibet from the motherland, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Tibet farmers, herdsmen's income sees double digital growth annually in past five years

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The net income of farmers and herdsmen in Tibet has been keeping an annual double digital growth in the past five consecutive years, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Lhasa Riot poses severe threat to life, stability

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- A veteran Tibetan official Ragdi said here Wednesday morning that the recent riot in Lhasa posed a severe threat to the people's life and social stability.

Tibet's tourism magnified by Qinghai-Tibet railway

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The tourism development in China's Tibet Autonomous Region has been growing faster than what officials expected, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.