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In this Sept. 2, 2013, file photo, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile Lobsang Sangay, right, listens to the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament Penpa Tsering during the Tibetan Democracy Day celebrations at the Tsuglakhang temple in Dharmsala, India. Penpa Tsering has been elected the new president of the Tibetan government-in-exile, succeeding Lobsang Sangay who is completing two five-year terms each. (AP Photo)
BEIJING China will uphold the leadership of the Communist Party in Tibet to further its economic development, and guide Tibetan society in accordance to socialism, the region s top official said on Saturday.
Chinese troops entered Tibet in 1950, and a year later, the Chinese government formally gained control over the region and its devoutly Buddhist Tibetans. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
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Paramilitary police officers salute during a change of flag duty in front of Potala Palace in Lhasa during a government-organised tour of the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, October 15, 2020. Picture taken October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
China will uphold the leadership of the Communist Party in Tibet to further its economic development, and guide Tibetan society in accordance to socialism, the region’s top official said on Saturday.
Chinese troops entered Tibet in 1950, and a year later, the Chinese government formally gained control over the region and its devoutly Buddhist Tibetans. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
China says to uphold leadership of Communist Party in Tibet by Reuters
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BEIJING, May 22 (Reuters) - China will uphold the leadership of the Communist Party in Tibet to further its economic development, and guide Tibetan society in accordance to socialism, the region s top official said on Saturday.
Chinese troops entered Tibet in 1950, and a year later, the Chinese government formally gained control over the region and its devoutly Buddhist Tibetans. The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule. First and foremost we must uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China, said Tibet s Party Secretary Wu Yingjie at a news conference in Beijing.