An international symposium for commemorating the 75th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of the Xizang autonomous region was held at the regional capital of Lhasa on Saturday. 

Themed "75 Years since the Peaceful Liberation: Achievements and Implications of Xizang's Development", the symposium drew a diverse array of domestic and international experts, scholars, and researchers.

The milestone event served as a platform to examine the region's remarkable transformations and explore pathways for its progress in the future.

The discussions were centered around key topics, including practical pathways for high-quality economic development, human rights protection and development, and referable values in the construction of a beautiful Xizang.

Krishna Prasad Oli, former Nepalese ambassador to China and an expert in ecology, gave a speech about how Asian philosophical traditions contribute to ecological civilization besides modern environmental discourses.

"Ecological civilization is not merely a policy framework or a development model, it is a way of being a reorientation of human consciousness that recognizes the profound interdependence between humanity and nature," Oli said.

On the roles of governance, Oli said that the Chinese government along with the Xizang autonomous regional government have adopted a model of ecological civilization by promulgating and enforcing strict policies and conservation regulations, massive greening initiatives, and the expansion of clean energy in Xizang.

"It has followed a people-centric approach to development, prioritizing eco-environmental protection, innovation, coordination, and green development," he said.

Michael Alan Crook, president of International Committee for the Promotion of Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, said since the 1980s, he has had the opportunity to visit Xizang many times and has witnessed the transformation of the region in the past few decades.

Crook concluded the transformations he has seen in three respects: health, education, and life expectancy as the first, infrastructure that respects nature as the second, and the preservation and flourishing of traditional Tibetan culture as the third.

"So, these three things — longer, healthier, educated lives, infrastructure that respects the natural world, and a traditional culture that is not only preserved, but thriving — these are the true achievements of these 75 years," Crook said.