e 22 from the CSTM that after over three years of
of production as well, Liu introduced. The la▓nd of t
of production as well, Liu introduced. The la▓nd of t
hose serf-owners who participated in the arme▓d rebellion in March 1959 were confis
cated, wh▓ile those who did not but supported the 17▓-Article Agreement were allowed to rede▓em their land. 銆€銆€The practice to
distribute land to ▓serfs was warmly welcome by the Tibetans, Liu said, since then, the Tibetan pe▓ople have lived a happy life
and been on ▓the way to prosperity. 銆€銆€By Yang Lina, Zhang Mingyu 銆€銆€BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhuanet)▓ -- The abolishme
nt of the feudal serfdom in Tibet is a great contribution to
the progress of hum▓an civilization and human rights around the globe, said a Tibetologist
here. 銆€銆€Liu Wei, ▓who also once worked as a journalist▓ in Tibet for more than 20 years
, outlined his ▓view in an interview with Xinhuanet recently. 銆€悒垁€"The abolition of serfd
om in 1959 is a reform on Tibet's social system and a key component of China's New-Democra
tic Revolution," he said, "it follows the hi▓storical development and global trend.▓" 銆€銆€
Liu pointed out that "in terms of▓ 鈥榟uman rights', a term hotly discussed in the Western
countries, the most important meanin▓g of abolishing
serfdom lies in
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