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Chinese army, police warn of long fight against Tibet separatists

Xinhua, September 7, 2015 Adjust font size:

Senior Chinese official Yu Zhengsheng on Monday urged army, police and judicial staff in Tibet to be ready to fight a protracted battle against the clique of the 14th Dalai Lama.

Speaking to a rally of the People's Liberation Army, People's Armed Police Force and the judicial organs in Tibet Autonomous Region, Yu called for improved capacities in "governing Tibet according to law," specifically by cracking down on the separatist forces, strengthening social management and protecting the people's right.

They should uphold the correct "political direction" and safeguard border stability and ethnic solidarity, said Yu, who is leading a central government delegation in Lhasa to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Endi