In honor of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Chinese dominance over the long-disputed Himalayan region, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a rare visit to Tibet, according to state news. When Xi landed in Lhasa, the regional capital of Tibet, on Wednesday, he was greeted by over 20,000 locals and officials from “all ethnic groups and all walks of life,” according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency.
According to Xinhua, Xi called for the creation of a “modern socialist” Tibet in Lhasa that is “united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious, and beautiful.” Xi emphasized the necessity of “guiding Tibetan Buddhism in adapting itself to socialist society,” said to state broadcaster CCTV.
Many Tibetans assert that they were largely independent under their own Buddhist theocracy throughout the majority of that time, despite China’s claims that Tibet has been a part of its territory for centuries.
After communist forces invaded Tibet in 1951, the Tibet Autonomous Region was created in 1965 under the one-party dictatorship of Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Following decades of political persecution, a significant influx of Han Chinese people has been moving to the high-altitude area in recent years.
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