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A PATHFINDER

In Benak, a village in Dagze District of Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, 55-year-old Badro is deemed as a dedicated pathfinder by villagers.

As a native of the village, he became a member of the village committee in 1999 and was elected secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Benak Village Branch in 2008. Since October 2015, in addition to briefing villagers on government policies and providing services for them, he has been busy with targeted poverty alleviation.

At an average altitude of 3,880 meters, Benak has 2,646 villagers in 660 households and beautiful natural scenery. According to Badro, economic growth in the village was quite sluggish about a decade ago when most villagers relied on

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