Beijing, Aug 21, 2025 (AFP) - China's Xi pushes development, ethnic unity in rare visit to Tibet

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2025-08-21

President Xi Jinping attended a grand ceremony in Lhasa on Thursday 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. Rights groups accuse Beiji......

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