China issued a white paper on Tibet ahead of the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the ethnic autonomous region, Sept. 6, 2015. Titled "Successful Practice of Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet," the white paper said since the democratic reform was carried out in 1959 and regional ethnic autonomy came into practice in 1965, Tibet has established the new socialist system and achieved historic leaps and bounds in its economic and social development. (CNS photo/Li Lin)
