China has appointed a new governor for its autonomous and insurgency prone region of Tibet, state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.

Qi Zhala, 58, will now replace the outgoing governor Luosang Jiangcun, who will now take over as secretary of the region's National People's Congress.   

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Qi is considered as one of the veteran leaders in the Communist party, having served on several key posts including the region's Communist Party vice-secretary and party chief of Lhasa city. He hails from neighboring Yunnan province, where he served on several officials posts before being transferred to Tibet in 2010.

As a governor, Qi would wield substantial power in Tibet's day-to-day affairs, as he would be the second most powerful official in the region, after the regional Communist party chief.

Over the past few months, the Chinese government has carried out major re-shuffles in key posts in Tibet. Last August, China appointed Wu Yingjie as the new communist party secretary for the Himalayan region.     

Political analysts said that China only appoints those officials in Tibet who are capable of addressing the insurgency and other contagious issues affecting the politically sensitive region.   

The Tibetan region has been dodged with insurgent activities ever since the Himalayan region became part of Mainland China in 1949. Beijing has constantly accused the controversial spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, for fomenting insurgency activities.

The Dalai Lama fled China in 1949, after leading a failed uprising against the Chinese government. Since then, the Buddhist leader has been living in exile in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh.         

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