In 2015, a statement of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) asserted: “Safeguarding national unity and strengthening ethnic unity should be highlighted in work involving Tibet.”
It added that: “Efforts should be made to unswervingly carry out the anti-separatism battle, promote the region’s economic and social development, safeguard and improve people’s welfare, and enhance exchanges and integration of different ethnic groups.”
The Politburo’s priorities were to strength Tibetan infrastructure, which in turn will help fostering competitive industries while ensuring environmental protection “to achieve marked improvement in living conditions and more social cohesion.”[Source]
