Festive welcome: Xi waving as he arrives at Lhasa, Tibet, to attend an event to mark the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing’s long-contested rule over the Himalayan territory. — Xinhua
President Xi Jinping attended a grand ceremony in Lhasa yesterday during a rare visit to Tibet, where he urged “ethnic unity and religious harmony” in a region where China is accused of rights abuses.
The vast high-altitude area on the country’s western edge, established as an autonomous region in 1965 – six years after the 14th Dalai Lama fled into exile – was once a hotbed for protest against Communist Party rule.
