Editing Tibet Autonomous Region (section)

=== Comfortable Housing Program ===
Beginning in 2006, 280,000 Tibetans who lived in traditional villages and as nomadic herdsmen have been forcefully relocated into villages and towns. In those areas, new housing was built and existing houses were remodelled to serve a total of 2 million people. Those living in substandard housing were required to dismantle their houses and remodel them to government standards. Much of the expense was borne by the residents themselves,<ref name="they-say-we">{{Cite web|date=2013-06-27|title=They Say We Should Be Grateful|url=https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/06/27/they-say-we-should-be-grateful/mass-rehousing-and-relocation-programs-tibetan|access-date=2020-08-14|publisher=Human Rights Watch|language=en}}</ref> often through bank loans. The [[population transfer]] program, which was first implemented in [[Qinghai]] where 300,000 nomads were resettled, is called "Comfortable Housing", which is part of the "Build a New Socialist Countryside" program. Its effect on Tibetan culture has been criticized by exiles and human rights groups.<ref name="they-say-we" /> Finding employment is difficult for relocated persons who have only agrarian skills. Income shortfalls are offset by government support programs.<ref name="NYT62713">{{cite news |title = Rights Report Faults Mass Relocation of Tibetans |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/world/asia/rights-report-faults-mass-relocation-of-tibetans.html |access-date = 28 June 2013 |newspaper = The New York Times |date = 27 June 2013 |author-link = Andrew Jacobs (journalist) |first = Andrew |last = Jacobs |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130627170328/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/world/asia/rights-report-faults-mass-relocation-of-tibetans.html |archive-date = 27 June 2013 |url-status = live }}</ref> It was announced that in 2011 that 20,000 [[Cadre system of the Chinese Communist Party|CCP cadres]] will be placed in the new towns.<ref name="they-say-we" />