Tibet veteran named new Party chief

Wu Yingjie has been appointed as Party chief of the Tibet autonomous region by the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Xinhua News Agency reported.

The official, previously the deputy Party chief, is the first person to hold the position after spending his entire political career in the region.

Born in the eastern province of Shandong, Wu, 59, has worked in Tibet since 1974. He spent several years on livestock farms and at a power plant before gaining a bachelor's degree in Lhasa between 1979 and 1983.