Tibet is only provincial-region where road building is fully funded by Beijing

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(TibetanReview.net, Aug01’24) – Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) is the only provincial-level region in the People’s Republic of China where road construction is fully funded by the central government, underlying Beijing’s top priority in ensuring political stability and border security there.

Given this reality, China’s central government invested 325.1 billion yuan (about 45.6 billion US dollars) in road construction in TAR from 1953 to 2023, according to China’s official Xinhua news agency Jul 31, citing the regional government’s information office.

The total length of roads open to traffic in TAR currently stands at 123,300 km, with p...

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