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Tibetan Leader Speaks Out

December 24, 2015;

Qiangba Puncog (Jampa Phuntsok), an ethnic Tibetan, Vice Chairman of the Chinese National People’s Congress Standing Committee and former chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region, has been reported in Phayul as saying that the Chinese government needs to tackle the recurring instances of discrimination against people with ethnic backgrounds. “Such practices which run counter to the regional ethnic autonomy law must be resolutely rectified” he continued.

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