The Chinese government on Sunday appointed a new official to look into the day-to-day affairs of the autonomous Tibet region as well as Yunnan and Hunan provinces.

Wu Yingjie is the new communist secretary for Tibet, Xinhua reported. Wu has a rich experience in Tibet's political affairs, having served as a deputy governor and propaganda chief among other political roles.

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Wu, like his predecessor Chen Quanguo, hails from China's majority Han Chinese ethnic group. Xinhua reported that Chen would be soon granted another position, but did not elaborate further.    

In Yunnan and Hunan provinces, Chen Hao and Du Jiahao have been respectively appointed to top administrative positions in the region. Both officials worked with Chinese President Xi Jinping when Xi was the chief of Shanghai, according to the resume of both officials.

Tibet: a political sensitive region of China  

Tibet is one of the politically sensitive areas in China considering the level of anti-Chinese sentiments that exits in the predominately Buddhist region. A strong anti-Chinese feeling erupted in the region following a failed uprising in 1950s.

After the failed uprising, Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 and since then has been living in exile. The Dalai Lama has accused China of brutally suppressing Tibetian identity and culture.         

China has vehemently denied such allegations, claiming that the government's efforts have brought peace and economic prosperity to the region.

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