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Officials Expelled

February 4, 2019;

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has expelled three officials from Tibet who, according to the Chinese state media the Global Times, were secretly maintaining religious faith and contact with HH the Dalai Lama. The Global Times quoted an “unnamed official from the regional commission for discipline inspection” as saying, “If any CPC member has the wrong attitude on this subject [the Dalai Lama], it would be a serious problem.”

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