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Feature: One man s contributions to change in China s Tibet
Xinhua
26 May 2021, 19:30 GMT+10
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) In 1979, Li Chunmin spent six days on bumpy, muddy roads suffering from severe headaches before reaching southwest China s Tibet Autonomous Region, a place about 3,000 km away from his hometown in north China s Tianjin Municipality. Since then, he has visited Tibet 20 times as a part of government efforts to bring officials to Tibet to help with local development. Now 70, the retired Li has witnessed decades of huge changes in Tibet, which marks the 70th anniversary of its peaceful liberation this year. I hope to visit all the places in Tibet for the rest of my life, to see the amazing region, said Li.
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