Experts hail fast growth of Tibet at expo forum

Tibet enjoys a prosperous and harmonious environment, featuring political and social stability, and strong economic development, said a top official of the autonomous region during a forum held in Lhasa on Saturday.

It also has ethnic unity, religious harmony, border consolidation and has seen improvement in people's livelihoods, said Wang Junzheng, Party secretary of the Tibet autonomous region. His views were echoed by foreign experts who attended the forum.

Wang highlighted the region's high-quality development, ecological conservation efforts, improved livelihood opportunities and scientific achievements on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in his keynote speech at the forum, which was held on the sidelines of the three-day 5th China Xizang Tourism and Culture Expo that started on Friday. Xizang is the name of Tibet in Chinese.