Former senior Chinese legislator Ragdi dies at 87

BEIJING, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Ragdi, former vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, China's top legislature, died of illness at the age of 87 in Beijing at 2:15 a.m. Friday, according to an official statement.

Ragdi, who had served as vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 10th NPC, was "an excellent member of the Communist Party of China, a loyal communist soldier, an outstanding leader in the work on ethnic affairs and socialist legal system development, and an excellent son of the Tibetan people," the statement said. Enditem