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Former Tibet government head sentenced to life in prison, Xinhua reports

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Che Dalha, or Qizhala, governor of Tibet Autonomous Region, attends a news conference on the economic and social development of Tibet, in Beijing, China May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Martin Pollard/File Photo
Che Dalha, or Qizhala, governor of Tibet Autonomous Region, attends a news conference on the economic and social development of Tibet, in Beijing, China May 22, 2021. REUTERS/Martin Pollard/File Photo MARTIN POLLARD Reuters

BEIJING - Che Dalha, the former government head of the Tibet Autonomous Region, has been sentenced to life in prison over corruption, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.

(Reporting by Xiuhao Chen and Ryan Woo)

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This story was originally published June 5, 2026 at 4:17 AM.

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