Between the years 2011 and 2015, China will invest $46.89 Billion on 226 projects in Tibet. The projects are supposed to help speed up social and economic development in the region. Executive vice chairman of Tibet’s regional government stated, "The projects, aimed at achieving rapid development in Tibet will cost 330.5 billion yuan in total.” Some of the projects include: infrastructure construction, such as railway linking, and social security. More projects include linking new highways from Tibet with China. Social and economic growth is also a part of the construction. New roads and homes will be constructed in Tibet’s rural areas and will include irrigation systems, tap water, electricity and gas to the homes. Environmental protection will use 5% of the investment. By the year 2020, the per capita income of rural Tibetans will hopefully be close to the national level.
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