Qin Yizhi, seen as hardline official who pushed for ‘patriotic education’ of monks in Tibet, gains ‘training ground’ position for party officials
By Keith Zhai
[The South China Morning Post]The Communist Party appointed an official from Tibet as the head of the Communist Youth League, a training ground for future party and government officials with nearly 80 million members.
The party’s official website announced yesterday that 47-year-old Qin Yizhi , who has served as a vice-chairman of Tibet’s regional government, had been appointed the league’s first-ranked secretary. (Read full story)