Xinhua Headlines: Paired-up assistance credited for helping modernize Xizang

LHASA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- After two failed attempts to apply for work in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, thousands of kilometers away from his hometown, Li Dong finally succeeded in 2022, following his father's footsteps in aiding the construction of the plateau region.

Li's persistence stemmed from a summer vacation trip in 1997, when he visited his father, one of the first cadres in Shandong Provi