China’s Xi Makes A Rare Visit To Tibet To Mark 60 Years Of Contested Rule There
Taipei, Taiwan: Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet on Wednesday to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing’s long -term controversial administration on the Himalayan region.
Xi, Xi came to the Lhasa’s regional capital of Lhasa, where he “took a warm welcome from people from various ethnic groups”, shook flower bouquets and danced to the “cheerful rhythms”.
The agency said that Xi wanted Tibet to be “united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful” Tibet.
The Communist forces invaded Tibet in 1951. In 1965, Mao Zedong’s single -party dictatorship founded the Tibet Autonomous region. He followed decades of political pressure, including the collapse of some Buddhist monasteries and the imprisonment of monks.
In recent years, the majority of the Han China’s high -altitude migration of large -scale migration, Tibet was closed to journalists and foreigners virtually, Tibet children were taught to boarding schools in Mandarin, and the communist party control, except for the suppression of all kinds of political or cultural expressions.
China also insists on the appointment of the reincarnation of Tibetan Buddhism, the highest -level leader of Tibetan Buddhism, who recently escaped from the Chinese administration in 1959 and lived in the self -imposed exile in the neighboring India.
On Tuesday, Tibetans protested in India against the Chinese Foreign Minister’s visit there. Critics claim that the pressure in Tibet has become more systematic and extensive since the oppression of anti -government protests in 2008, that China has reduced poverty and constitutes the infrastructure of the region.
China claims that Tibet has been a part of its territory for centuries, but many Tibetan says they are essentially independent during this time under Buddhist theocracy.
China’s controversial border with India works along the southern edge of Tibet, where China built roads for possible military use and other infrastructure.
