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US government officials, journalists, and others are still blocked from entering Tibet, according to the US State Department’s latest report to Congress on access to Tibetan areas. The report, published on May 29, is the seventh annual report mandated by the 2018 Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act (RATA).
RATA passed with bipartisan support in 2018 and has since proved an effective tool in holding the Chinese government accountable for its repression—both inside Tibet and transnationally. RATA was reauthorized last year by Congress, and in March 2025 the State Department imposed a new raft of visa restrictions on Chinese officials involved in denying access to Tibet for Americans.
New reportThe 2025 report states that US officials made five requests in 2024 for official travel to the China-d...
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