Chinese president Xi in Lhasa to observe 60th Tibet Autonomous Region anniversary

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(TibetanReview.net, Aug20’25) – Amid sweeping security measures and tight restrictions on local Tibetans, Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Tibet’s capital Lhasa today to take part in celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR). The TAR is made up of roughly the western half of what Tibetans consider to be their national homeland.

Leading a central delegation, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, received a warm welcome from people of various ethnic groups in Xizang at the airport and in Lhasa’s city proper, reported China’s officia...

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