NPC,  CPPCC Annual Sessions 2009

    BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- No extra security forces were added in Tibet on Tuesday, said a senior political advisor in Beijing.

    "As far as I know, everything is normal and fine in Tibet today and there won't be an increase of security forces," said Chubakang Tubdain Kaizhub, chairman of the Tibet Branch of the Buddhist Association of China (TBBAC), on the sidelines of the annual session of the country's top political advisory body.

    There is no such a need because "Tibetan people are enjoying a stable and peaceful life and a small group of reactionaries and secessionists have already lost their social foundation and been isolated," said the Living Buddha, who is a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee.

    "The Tibetan people firmly stand for the leadership of the Communist Party and the socialist system," he said.

    On March 10, 1959, the upper ruling class in Tibet, who represented the interests of nobles and high-ranking monks, staged an armed rebellion against the central government with assistance from some western powers.

    The People's Liberation Army swiftly quelled the rebellion and later introduced a democratic reform to overthrow the feudal serfdom and abolished its hierarchic social system characterized by theocracy.

Tibet remains stable despite repeated secessionist attempts 

    BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- A senior Tibetan official said here Sunday that the Tibet Autonomous Region remains stable and some foreign media's reports about increasing tension in Tibet are not true.

    Legqog, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibetan Autonomous Regional People's Congress, confirmed that armed police have enhanced their service in some parts of Tibet but stressed that they are temporary security measures. Full story

Tibet official: March Lhasa riots won't repeat 

    BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior Tibet official said here Friday that the violent riots, which resulted in the death of at least 18 civilians in Lhasa last March, won't repeat.

    Although the riots have caused tremendous damage to the social and economic development and people's life in Tibet, it did not change the fundamentals of the steady development in Tibet," Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region government, said. Full story

Overall situation stable in Tibet

    BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) -- The overall situation in Tibet is stable, one year after the March 14 riot, chairman of the regional government, Qiangba Puncog, said here Friday.

    "Although the riot has caused tremendous damage to the social and economic development and people's life in Tibet, it did not change the fundamentals of the steady development in Tibet," he told a panel discussion of Tibet lawmakers at the ongoing annual session of the parliament. Full story