The Tibetan delegation of lawmakers arrived in Beijing Wednesday
morning on a passenger train. This is the first delegation to
arrive for the upcoming annual session of the National People's
Congress, China's parliament.
Tibetan members on the National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) also arrived on
the same train for the annual session of CPPCC National Committee,
China's top political advisory body.
It was the first time that Tibetan lawmakers and advisors came
to Beijing via the Lhasa-Beijing train.
The 1,956-km Qinghai-Tibet railway links Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, and Xining, capital
of northwest China's Qinghai Province. The world's highest and
longest railway began passenger transport on July 1, 2006, enabling
travels by rail between Tibet and other parts of China for the
first time.
The Tenth National Committee of the CPPCC convenes its fifth
annual plenary session on March 3.
The 10th National People's Congress opens its fifth plenary
session on March 5.
A Tibetan member on
China's top advisory body walks out of the train at Beijing West
Railway Station on Wednesday, February 28, 2007.
A Tibetan member on
China's top advisory body is interviewed by reporters on the
platform of Beijing West Railway Station on Wednesday, February 28,
2007.
(Xinhua News Agency February 28, 2007)
