Tibet to focus on supporting key industries

The Tibet autonomous region plans to build a modern high-plateau economic system and to more opened up to ensure the region achieves quality and efficient development, said the chairman of the region.

The southwestern region will focus on supporting key industries that are unique and suitable for its high plateau environment, which has an average altitude of 4,000 meters, such as high-plateau biology, tourism, clean energy and border trade, said Qizhala, chairman of the Tibet autonomous region, during an exclusive interview with China Daily on the sidelines of the ongoing first session of the 13th National People's Congress.

"Tibet will also further promote trade cooperation with its neighbors. We plan to make substantive progress in further improving connectivity with Nepal and accelerating the construction of the China-Nepal cross-border economic cooperation zone," he said.