The chief editor for Russia's Kitai-ru magazine says some of the western media's biased reporting on Tibet contradicts what he has actually seen for himself at the scene. In a recent interview with CRI, Bronislav Vinogrodsky says the Tibetan people are entitled to many preferential policies and the Tibetan culture is well-protected. CRI's Zheng Chenguang has more.

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Bronislav Vinogrodsky has been studying Chinese culture for more than 30 years. A few months ago, he paid a visit to Tibet.
Bronislav says he was amazed by the splendid scenery and unique culture there. And more importantly, through his contacts with many of the local people, he found that the Tibetan people are living quite well, side by side with the Han people.

"We noticed that, although they have different lifestyles, the local Han people could harmonize with the Tibetan people quite well. The Tibetan people enjoy an array of preferential policies such as education and housing. The Tibetan traditional culture, language and folk customs have all been preserved as they developed. "

While commenting on some western media's biased reporting on Tibet and the Olympic torch relay, Bronislay urged them to respect the truth.

"My point of view is very clear. Their attitudes on the issue are not objective. Tibet is an inalienable part of China. And this is recognized universally. Ethnic issues should not be taken advantage of in order to conduct separatist and extremist activities."

Zheng Chenguang, CRI news.