President Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Lhasa to mark six decades of Beijing’s control over Tibet. He called for building a “modern socialist Tibet” and urged Tibetan Buddhism to align with socialist values, Al Jazeera reported.
China occupied Tibet in 1951 and established the Tibet Autonomous Region in 1965, though many Tibetans maintain they were historically independent. The region remains highly restricted to outsiders.
Xi’s visit came as Foreign Minister Wang Yi traveled to India, underscoring Tibet’s strategic importance along the border and amid concerns over China’s major hydropower projects on the plateau, according to Al Jazeera.
