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Position without Power

October 19, 2020;

International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has released a new report which illustrates that most positions of political power in Tibet are not held by ethnic Tibetans. The report, “Position without Power-Tibetan Representation in the Chinese Administrative System”, shows that no Tibetan has ever served as party secretary in the TAR, only two of seven prefecture level cities are overseen by Tibetans and that Tibetan representation is lacking in areas outside of the TAR.

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