The People's Daily began publishing a Tibetan-language edition Saturday August 1, 2009.

The newspaper, run by the People's Daily and Tibet Daily, had four pages and would be circulated in Tibet Autonomous Region and areas inhabited by Tibetans in neighboring Sichuan, Yunnan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces, said a statement from Beijing-based People's Daily editorial office.

It would be printed in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, Sichuan provincial capital Chengdu and Qinghai provincial capital Xining, the statement said.

The newspaper aimed to contribute to the economic development, social progress, ethnic harmony and stability in Tibet with its news coverage, the statement said.

"We will try our best to provide accurate and timely news that relates to local people."

The newspaper would publish major guidelines of the Communist Party of China (CPC) , policies and decisions made by the central government, including its ethnic policies, the statement said.

Photo shows the Tibetan edition of the People's Daily.[People's Daily]

Founded in 1948 as the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the People's Daily is considered the most authoritative Chinese language newspaper with over 2 million readers in the country, according to its official website.

During the visit to the People's Daily last June, President Hu Jintao asked the newspaper to enhance its capabilities to communicate at home and abroad and develop into one of the world's top media groups.