Tibet a far better place thanks to CPC reforms
By Pagbalha Geleg Namgyai | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2009-03-20 07:41
The democratic reforms adopted in Tibet have been a half century-long campaign aimed at clearing away religious-political rule and liberating millions of suppressed serfs across that sacred land.
The sweeping democratic reforms, led by the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app (CPC), allowed the majority serfs of old Tibet to become their own masters and created favorable conditions for Tibetan prosperity and ethnic autonomy.
Previously, serfs were bonded to overlords and enjoyed no personal freedom. The three major estate-holders - local administrative officials, aristocrats and upper-class monastery lamas - made up five percent of Tibet's population.
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