The official position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China is that <answer>the Ming</answer> implemented a policy of managing Tibet according to conventions and customs, granting titles and setting up administrative organs over Tibet. The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic states that <answer>the Ming</answer> dynasty's Ü-Tsang Commanding Office governed most areas of Tibet. It also states that while <answer>the Ming</answer> abolished the policy council set up by the Mongol Yuan to manage local affairs in Tibet and the Mongol system of Imperial Tutors to govern religious affairs, <answer>the Ming</answer> adopted a policy of bestowing titles upon religious leaders who had submitted to <answer>the Ming</answer> dynasty. For example, an edict of the Hongwu Emperor in 1373 appointed the Tibetan leader Choskunskyabs as the General of the Ngari Military and Civil Wanhu Office, stating:
Who abolished the policy council?
the Ming