Official: Situation in Tibet stable, riots unlikely

Source: Xinhua | 03-06-2009 09:23

Even though there is a possibility of minor protests in Tibet, no major riots, like the one on March 14 last year, will take place in the region this year, a top official of the Tibet autonomous region said Thursday.

A Tibetan girl plays at the square in front of the Potala  Palace in Lhasa. Tibet regional government officials said  riots like the one last March will not happen again.  Long Hao [China Daily]

"I am absolutely confident that the situation in Tibet is stable ... There won't be any major riot like the one on March 14," Qiangba Puncog, chairman of the government of the Tibet autonomous region, told China Daily.