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China appoints new Tibet governor

Published: 16 Jan 2017 - 12:09 am | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 06:01 am

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Beijing: China has appointed a new governor of Tibet, one of the country’s most politically sensitive regions, state news agency Xinhua reported yesterday.
A thirty-five-year veteran of the Communist Party, Qi Zhala, 58, has also served as the region’s Communist Party vice-secretary and the party boss of regional capital Lhasa, according to his resume, published by party mouthpiece the People’s Daily. He replaces Luosang Jiangcun who was named secretary of the region’s National People’s Congress in the same Xinhua announcement.