Xi Jinping becomes first Chinese president to attend controversial anniversary celebrations in Tibet

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Tibet on Wednesday in a rare and unannounced trip to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region.

The Chinese leader called for building a “modern socialist” Tibet that is “united, prosperous, civilised, harmonious and beautiful”.

According to China’s state-owned Xinhua news agency, Mr Xi arrived in Lhasa, Tibet’s regional capital, where he was welcomed by crowds of different ethnic groups wavin...

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