China's Tibet is a bimonthly magazine, yellow-bordered like the National Geographic and aimed at the overseas English-reading market. It covers tourism, culture and economy-related issues. The latest issue (No.3, 1994) carries a special feature on governmental policy, human rights and "the policy on Dalai Lama". Below are two excerpts.
On Han influx: Raidi, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Tibet People's Congress, referred to settlement of Han Chinese in an interview while attending the Second Session of the Eighth National People's Congress in Beijing:
There are indeed rumours that the Central Government has moved 7.5 million members of the Han nationality into Tibet. However, before expanding my views, I must make it clear that Tibet is part of China and thus it is perfectly proper for the Han to move into Tibet. People in all sovereign countries often move from one region to another. Therefore, what then is wrong of the Han to do the same? Moreover, the majority of Han in Tibet are skilled workers, technicians and scientists. They have come to Tibet to work for specified periods of time, during which they must endure the hardships resulting from the high altitude. They are in Tibet to help us build our economy, with many having contributed their youth, the most precious period of their lives. Some have even died heroic deaths. In order to further develop our economy, culture, science and education, and public health, we need more people like these to move to Tibet. They are by no means what the Western press call "immigrants".
Over the past few years, Tibet has witnessed a huge influx of traders and builders from China's hinterland. They in fact come and go in torrents, and are by no means what the Western media also calls "immigrants". It is therefore groundless for the Western media to make such accusations.