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China must โ€˜strengthen educationโ€™ of Tibetan Buddhists, Beijing official says after tour

A senior Chinese official who oversees religious and ethnic minority affairs has called for China to โ€œstrengthenโ€ the education, training and management of Tibetan Buddhist personnel. Li Ganjie, head of the Communist Partyโ€™s United Front Work Department and a member of the now 22-man Politburo, made the call during a trip to Tibetan areas in western China, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. He visited several religious organisations and study institutions in the Tibetan autonomous...