The Information Office of China's State Council on Sunday issued a white paper titled "Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet." The following is the full text of the document:

Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet

Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

May 2004, Beijing

Contents

Foreword

I. The Establishment and Development of Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet

II. The Tibetan People Enjoy Full Political Right of Autonomy

III. The Tibetan People Have Full Decision-making Power in Economic and Social Development

IV. The Tibetan People Have the Freedom to Inherit and Develop Their Traditional Culture and to Practice Their Religious Belief

V. Regional Ethnic Autonomy Is the Fundamental Guarantee for Tibetan People As Masters of Their Own Affairs