Raidi (Chinese: 热地; Tibetan: རག་སྡི་; also written Ragdi; born August 1938) is a Tibetan politician of the People's Republic of China. He served as a vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 2003 to 2008, and the highest ranking Tibetan in China.

Raidi
རག་སྡི་
热地
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
In office
15 March 2003 – 15 March 2008
ChairmanWu Bangguo
Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress
In office
January 1993 – May 2003
Preceded byNgapoi Ngawang Jigme
Succeeded byLegqog
Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
In office
May 1985 – January 1993
Preceded byYangling Dorje
Succeeded byPagbalha Geleg Namgyai
Personal details
BornAugust 1938 (age 86)
Biru, Tibet
Political partyChinese Communist Party
Alma materCentral Party School
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese热地
Traditional Chinese熱地
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinRèdì
Tibetan name
Tibetanརག་སྡི་
Transcriptions
Wylierag sdi
Tibetan PinyinRaidi

Biography

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He is a native of Biru County, Tibet Autonomous Region. He is a graduate of the Central Party School of the Chinese Communist Party, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1961.[1]

Tibetan Review wrote on September 3, 2019, that "China has included Re Di (also written as Raidi or Redi, but pronounced as Ragdi), one of top Tibetan collaborators with its occupation rule in Tibet, in a list of 36 nominees for its highest state honor which was announced on Aug 27."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Tibetan collaborator among top Chinese national honor recipients | Tibetan Review". www.tibetanreview.net. 2019-09-05. Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-03-10. Re Di, a native of Driru (Chinese: Biru) County in Nagchu (Naqu) Prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) where he was born in Aug 1938, is a graduate of the Central Party School, and joined the Chinese Communist Party in October 1961.He has in the past spoken of having experienced suffering under the old Tibetan society and that the PLA taught him about revolution and led him towards the revolutionary path. Ragdi has worked in various top leadership positions in TAR during his 28 years of service there until his "election" as a Vice Chairman of the standing committee of the National People's Congress in Mar 2003.
  2. ^ "Tibetan collaborator among top Chinese national honor recipients | Tibetan Review". www.tibetanreview.net. 2019-09-05. Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
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Assembly seats
Preceded by Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
1985–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region People's Congress Standing Committee
1993–2003
Succeeded by