Xi in Tibet: The Chinese President makes a rare visit to Lhasa; Political stability, urges religious harmony
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Wednesday and made his rare and second visit as the leader of China, marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Tibet as a autonomous region. During her visit, Xi emphasized the importance of stability, stating, “To rule, to stabilize and develop Tibet, the first thing is to maintain political stability, social stability, ethnic unity and religious harmony,” according to Reuters, the state, cited as state media reports. Xi last visited Tibet in July 2021, where she encouraged the residents to “follow the party”. The trip widely explained the Communist Party’s assurance to maintain orders in a region with prolonged history of resistance against the Chinese regime. Established in 1965 by the ruling Communist Party, the Tibet Autonomous Region was aimed at providing local ethnic minority groups, including more impact on Tibetans, policy affairs and religious freedom. However, the International Human Rights Organization and Exile often described Chinese rule in Tibet as “repressive”, a claim that Beijing denies Beijing.Prior to Xi, the last Chinese leader who visited Tibet was Jiang Zemin in 1990. Tibet has a significant strategic value for China due to its border and abundance of natural resources with India, including adequate hydropower capacity. The region has experienced border struggle between Chinese and Indian soldiers over the years.In recent years, the majority of the majority of Chinese has been seen in the multi-high area, the virtual bandh of Tibet to journalists and foreigners, to remove Tibetan children from their families to boarding schools where they are taught in Mandarin, and all forms of political or cultural expression are suppressed outside the Communist Party of control.
Xi’s visit to Tibet and Wang’s visit to India- only coincidence or plan was made
Xi’s visit took place with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s rare visit to India, where both sides vowed to remove stressful relations since the deadly 2020 border struggle. At the same time, Beijing’s new hydroelectric project in Tibet has expressed concern in India on downstream water security. Xi called the project important for China’s carbon goals and protected Asia’s “Jal Tower”. China also re -handed over its claim to decide the Dalai Lama’s succession, which has now been living in exile in India since 90 and 1959. The move gave rise to protests by the deported Tibetans during Wang’s visit. Critics have accused Beijing of intensifying repression in Tibet since 2008 protests, while China deferred the gains of poverty and infrastructure. Although Beijing insisted that Tibet has long been part of its territory, many Tibetans said that they enjoyed real freedom under their Buddhist secularism.
