01. Jul 2009
New provincial-level party journal launched in TAR
(Xinhua) The Chinese authorities in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) have launched a bilingual (Tibetan and Chinese) journal called "New Tibet", reported Xinhua, on the 88th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). Legqog, the chairman of the Tibet Regional People's Congress, called the journal a major event for the CPC members and the masses and also a gift on the CPC's birthday. He had stressed that the journal would function as an organ of the Party and the people and was an important component of the Party's work. The report said the new journal integrates the resources of two other journals, namely "Party Life in Tibet" and "Tibet Communication". It said the regional committee of the CPC launched "New Tibet" as the first province-level CPC publication in Tibet.