The ‘Tibet Aid’ Cadres System as a Mechanism for Political Control in Tibet

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The Tibet Aid Program (TAP), also known as Pairing up Assistance for Tibet (对口援藏) for China’s Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) was officially launched following the Third National Tibet Work Forum in 1994. Originally it was designed to boost the TAR’s economy, with wealthy provinces from China’s eastern regions funding the new roads, buildings, and power grids. Eventually the program started to include other sectors such as healthcare and educa...

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