China’s Communist Party Ropes in Dalai Lama’s Grandniece
The Times of India reports that the Dalai Lama’s grandniece has become a CPC member:
Deying Drolma, the grand-niece, was made a CPC member in June last year. And while Deying had nothing to say against her grand-uncle, the official Xinhua news agency chose to “break” the news just before Dalai Lama’s scheduled visit to Arunachal Pradesh this weekend… Deying, who works at a hospital run by the People’s Liberation Army, mentioned Tibet in her inspiration to join the PLA. “When I was a child, I often saw PLA doctors who travelled a lot and underwent great difficulties to relieve herdsmen in Tibet from diseases. I was touched and decided to become a PLA soldier ever since.”
She said she wrote applications for joining the CPC on two occasions in 1995 and 1998, but did not submit them to the PLA. She felt she may not be accepted because of her “special relationship” with the Dalai Lama, she said in the interview. “Last year and this year, I filed two more applications to the Party as I felt myself a qualified candidate.” The 35-year-old also recalled her rather emotional entry into the party. “I’m proud to join the CPC. I had tears in my eyes when I took the oath. I felt myself the happiest one in the world.”
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