实事求是、与时俱进,推动西藏社会发展研究

Studies of Tibetan Society Development should be Based on Field Research and Followed all Social Changes

建国60年，国内国际形势已经发生了翻天覆地的巨大变化，各族民众和政府官员也已经出现了显著的代际更替，改革开放以来东部沿海与西部少数民族聚居区的发展差距也在不断扩大，西部地区如西藏自治区的社会经济发展正面临一个新的历史转型期。在这一过程中会不断出现新矛盾和新问题，坚持解放思想、实事求是的唯物主义科学精神，深入实地调查来理解和把握新时代的社会矛盾和民族关系走向，倾听基层民众的心声，同时虚心借鉴我国历史上和其他国家在民族关系方面的经验和教训，不唯上，不唯书，真正做到与时俱进，这是我们当前开展民族问题研究所必须坚持的原则立场。

China and the world have changed tremendously since the Founding of the People＇s Republic in 1949. The revolutionary generation has been replaced by the new generation who has their own dreams and goals. The gaps between coastal areas and western regions in China have also largely increased. Tibetan society is experiencing the new process of transition. The most important for scholars to study the changing face of Tibet should be based our analyses on in-depth field survey and listening to the people. At the same time, the lessons from our ancestors and other countries in dealing with ethnic relations. That is the way to understand the people and the right policy to promote national unity as well as prosperity of all groups.