Great progress has been made in various aspects of China's TibetAutonomous Region since democratic reforms were adopted there in1959, said Western sociologists in a recently published article. U.S. columnists John Naisbitt -- once assistant to the commissionerof education under U.S. President John F. Kennedy -- and his wifeDoris made the remarks in an article published last Friday inWirtschaftsBlatt, a daily Austrian financial newspaper. "Tibet cannot and should not be excluded when talking about China'stoday and tomorrow," according to the article entitled "The VariousFaces of Tibet," because "the Tibet Autonomous Region covers aboutone eighth of China's territory." In fact, the system in Tibet till 1950 maintained by the "brutalreligious police" showed "not a pretty face" for the majority ofthe population while "90 percent of the people lived as slaves,serfs or bonded laborers, the article said. Those who were against the religious law or rules had to suffersuch cruel medieval punishments as eyes burned with hot oil, handscut off and body sewn in wet yak skin, dried and thrown intoravines, it said. The "Tibet-in-exile government" led by Dali Lama was still an"undemocratic regime" with the style of a "medieval potentate,"said the columnist couple, citing a report from the German SternMagazine in 2009. After traveling in China several times for on-the-spotinvestigations and interviews, the American authors, who specializein futures study, concluded that significant progress has been madein Tibet since the introduction of democratic reforms more than 50years ago. The authors cited impressive statistics, which led to theirconclusion: In 1959, there were no roads in the real sense in Tibetwhile the total length of roads now adds up to some 50,000 km. Its gross domestic product (GDP) rocketed from 18 million euros(22.6 million U.S. dollar) in 1959 to 5.3 billion euros (6.7billion dollars) in 2009. Life expectancy in Tibet has extended from 35.5 to 67 years;education, once a privilege of the monks and aristocrats, is nowaccessible by 98 percent of the population. They also listed facts on the change of people's living standard,economic and social development in Tibet. Admitting problems existing in Tibet, they said "even the god-kinghas two faces," and ultimately, "everyone must make their ownopinion" and should view the problems from an overall perspective. Author Source xinhua Editor Yang Fan. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as China Printed Labels And Stickers , Paper Jigsaw Puzzles Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Brown Kraft Paper Bag today!
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