What are the differences between the terms "Tibet," "Tibetan areas" and "Tibet and other Tibetan areas" that often appear in certain publications? Did there once exist in history a great unified Tibetan area?
　Are there any historical facts providing supporting evidence that Tibet has long been an inseparable part of China?
　What kind of social system was in force under the Dalai Lama in old Tibet? Was the old Tibet really the last "Shangri-La"?
　13. Why was the Democratic Reform implemented in 1959? How did it benefit the Tibetan people?
　What changes have occurred in Tibet's economic development since the Democratic Reform?
　What favorable policies have been implemented in Tibet by the Central Government?
　What demographic changes have taken place in Tibet over the past decade?
　The Dalai Lama states that the Chinese government has instigated mass emigration to Tibet in a bid to make the Tibetan people living in Tibet an ethnic minority. Is this true?
　Are all Tibetans Buddhists?
　What are the main characteristics of Tibetan Buddhism?
　The Dalai Lama was awarded the "Nobel Peace Prize" abroad, and some people call him "guardian of human rights" and "advocator of non-violence." How would you comment on this?
　What is the central government's view on the Dalai's "nonviolence"?
 
73. Q: Living on the plateau, do Tibetan people have access to the latest news and information?
A: Over the past two decades, the publishing industry, including books, periodicals and video and audio production, has developed quickly, and a region-wide media network has taken shape. Tibet has four publishing houses and one audio-visual duplicating factory. Since its founding 30 years ago, the Tibet People's Publishing House has published 6,600 titles, with a distribution of 78.9 million copies, 80 percent of them in Tibetan. About 100 titles have won national and regional awards. Tibet now has 25 printing houses, including the Tibet Xinhua Printing House, that have gradually adopted new printing techniques, such as electronic type and photo setting, planographic offset printing, electronic color analysis, and multi-color printing. A region-wide book distribution network has basically been established, which has provided Tibetan readers with over 90 million copies in Tibetan under some 8,000 titles over the past two decades. Newspapers and periodicals have developed steadily. In 1956 the Tibet Daily began publication, and in 1977 Tibet Literature and Arts was issued. Today 52 newspapers and periodicals are in circulation in Tibet.
Radio, film and TV undertakings have also developed after the peaceful liberation. Today, Tibet has two radio stations, 36 medium-and short-wave radio transmission and relay stations, two TV stations, 354 TV relay stations and 1,475 satellite earth stations. Its radio and TV networks cover respectively 65 and 55 percent of the Tibetan population. The TV penetration rate around Lhasa is 75 percent. Film serves as a major cultural pastime in agricultural and pastoral areas. Tibet now has 436 cinemas, which provide over 130,000 film screenings a year and seat some 28.5 million patrons. Farmers and herders watch at least one film, in Tibetan, per person per month. In Tibet's large cities still more information is available at Internet bars.

 
 
 
 
 
  
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