China is ramping up efforts to develop the infrastructure in remote villages located along Tibet s border with India, Bhutan and Nepal, according to a white paper on Tibet issued by the Chinese government on Friday. Developing the border areas and improving people s lives in Tibet has become important as the strategic Himalayan region shares 4,000-km long external border line, the document titled Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity said. The inhabitants of the contiguous areas experience harsh living and working conditions and a high incidence of poverty. Governments at all levels have been making constant efforts to develop border areas and improve people s lives, it said.