Any plot to sabotage Tibet stability doomed to fail: veteran Tibetan official

Source: Xinhua | 03-19-2008 11:29

BEIJING, March 19 (Xinhua) -- The plot of a tiny handful of people to sabotage the stability and harmony of Tibet will not gain the Tibetan people's support and is doomed to fail, said a veteran Tibetan official here on Wednesday.

Ragdi, former vice-chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, made the remark at a meeting of the Counseling Committee on Development of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

A violent riot erupted in Tibet's capital Lhasa on the afternoon of last Friday. Lawless people set fires at more than 300 locations and attacked schools, banks, hospitals, shops, government offices, utilities and state media offices. thirteen civilians were burnt or stabbed to death in the incident.

"The Communist Party of China committee and government of Tibet took effective measures and the situation in Lhasa has been basically put under control," Ragdi said.

"We are fully capable of maintaining the social stability of Tibet and ensuring the safety of lives and property for people of all ethnic groups in the region," he added.

Editor:Zhang Ning