Wubao, or Five Guarantees, is a government welfare program to ensure that eligible individuals in rural areas receive the five basics: food, clothing, housing, medical care and burial.
Over the past 11 years, Luo, 30, has been serving in an armed police squad in Northwest China's Qinghai province, responsible for ensuring the safe passage of trains at the 1,686-meter-long tunnel.
During the 70 years of history after the peaceful liberation of Tibet in 1951, ethnic equality and unity have always been cornerstones for the region's rapid economic development.
When the central Chinese city of Wuhan was hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak last year, Phurjung made a donation of 50,000 yuan (about $7,700).The 60-year-old Tibetan runs a mineral water factory in Shigatse, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.Though his own business was also affected, Phurjung did not hesitate to donate for the anti-epidemic cause.
Since the peaceful liberation of the Tibet autonomous region in 1951, the region has made all-around progress and historic achievements, officials said at a news conference on Friday.