{"id":26530,"date":"2025-08-27T13:09:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/26530\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:09:07","slug":"china-elevates-infrastructure-push-in-tibet-aiming-to-raise-investments-on-worlds-roof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/26530\/","title":{"rendered":"China elevates infrastructure push in Tibet, aiming to raise investments on world\u2019s roof"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">From giant dams to sprawling railways, Beijing has pledged to step up investments along the so-called roof of the world, led by state-owned enterprises, as China marks the 60th anniversary of the Tibet autonomous region\u2019s establishment.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (Sasac), China\u2019s top state asset regulator, is calling for more targeted measures to boost industries, with more capital flowing into grass-roots projects and a greater promotion of cultural and tourism sectors to benefit local communities, according to a statement released on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[We will] step up infrastructure investment and construction in Tibet, and advance major projects, including the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/science\/article\/3319175\/china-building-worlds-biggest-hydropower-dam-why-india-worried?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower plant<\/a> and the <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/article\/3321311\/china-counts-down-start-work-xinjiang-tibet-railway?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sichuan-Tibet Railway<\/a>, as well as continuously expand the investment and business footprint in the region,\u201d the commission said.The pledge came after President Xi Jinping emphasised that Tibet should develop competitive plateau industries based on local conditions, during his <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3322542\/chinese-president-xi-jinping-arrives-tibet-landmark-anniversary?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">visit to Lhasa last week<\/a> to celebrate the anniversary.<br \/>\n<img data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1o401188 css-1w1l3op e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">Xi Jinping attends Tibet anniversary events<\/p>\n<p>Xi Jinping attends Tibet anniversary events<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Located on China\u2019s southwestern frontier and bordering four Asian countries, Tibet has distinct advantages in agriculture, animal husbandry and clean energy.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Wang Jiang, deputy dean of the Institute of China\u2019s Borderland Studies at Zhejiang Normal University, said transport and environmental conditions remain barriers to developing the high-altitude region, despite substantial infrastructure advances having already been made there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From giant dams to sprawling railways, Beijing has pledged to step up investments along the 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