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Tibet path of development on right track, analysts find

The Chinese government on Wednesday issued a white paper on the Tibet autonomous region, applauding its development path and denouncing the "middle way" advocated by the Dalai Lama.

Five highlights of the document

1. Old system doomed

Keeping the 'blood of Turpan' circulating

Ablimit Yagup watched carefully as his son Ablikim was lowered into a narrow opening in the Gobi Desert near Turpan city in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Clergyman doesn't feel position has advantage

Zhan Silu feels uneasy when others let him enter the hotel elevator first simply because of his status as a clergyman.

Around China

Beijing

Crash leads to call for more patrols

Illegal road racing can be minimized or prevented if police strengthen patrols at night, and use technology to monitor traffic, experts said after two luxury cars collided while chasing each other in Beijing.

Killer-rapist appeals death sentence

An appeal by a convicted murderer and rapist who confessed to a killing for which a teenager was wrongly convicted and executed began at the Inner Mongolia autonomous region's high court on Tuesday.

Rockets aim for overseas market

China has brought its most advanced rockets to a Brazilian defense show, aiming to expand the South American market for its space vehicles, an industry insider said.

Experts say Brazil can learn from Tibet

The Tibet autonomous region was cited as an example Brazil can learn from to resolve its regional development imbalance, Brazilian experts said during a seminar on Monday, featuring a Tibetan delegation and hosted by the Chinese Consulate in Rio de Janeiro.

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In age-old Buddhist scripture, help for modern woes

Yu Yueming had the world at her feet when she graduated from the elite China Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2012, and most of her friends and family expected her to set out on a glittering career in art.