Across China: Tibet
China Daily | Updated: 2008-05-08 07:12
Riots hit economic growth
The Lhasa violence in March and its aftermath reduced Tibet's economic growth by 6.6 percentage points in the first quarter, Qiangba Puncog, chairman of Tibet's regional government, said.
Tibet recorded a GDP of 7.6 billion yuan ($1.1 billion) in the first quarter, up 10.4 percent year-on-year, the official told a teleconference on Tuesday.
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