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China defended its brand of economic development in Tibet on Monday as environmentally friendly and said critics of its rule of the Himalayan region simply wanted to restore the old feudal society.

Today, as we commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Tibetan people's peaceful uprising in Lhasa, I pay our tribute, on behalf of the Kashag, to the brave men and women of Tibet who sacrificed their lives for our spiritual and political cause.

Our sincere greetings to fellow Tibetans in Tibet and in exile and to our friends and supporters all over the world on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the Tibetan People s Uprising of 1959.

In his annual March 10th Statement , the Dalai Lama has reiterated his commitment to a Middle Path Approach to the Tibet issue, confirming that he does not advocate political independence from China.

More than 8,000 Tibetans living in various settlements in and around Dharamsala and foreigners will hold a demonstration here tomorrow to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.

You've seen it in all the old movies: men, progress and cash moving westward into a rugged expanse, laying railroad track and taming the environment to bring the civilization of the east to a hinterland that could only be described as wild.

China in recent months has been arresting, and in some cases executing, religious and political dissidents on charges of engaging in terrorism. The government says the executions are meant to subdue the threat of separatists in Tibet and Xinjiang province

Demonstrators will be gathering outside the city’s Chinese Council tomorrow to show support for the people of Tibet. Victor Spence, of the Scotland Tibet Association, said: "We will demonstrate our solidarity with the people of Tibet

A Chinese company has developed a locomotive to fit the tough and specific requirements for a controversial, high-altitude railway to Tibet. Since the 1,142-kilometer (713-mile) railway to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa will pass through freezing mountain areas

This Monday, March 10th mark the 44th Tibetan National Uprising Day. On this day the Tibetan people rose up against the Chinese occupation of Tibet. In commemorating this momentous event in the history of our country