(TibetanReview.net, Aug30’25) – On his arrival in Tibet’s capital Lhasa on Aug 20 – which was the eve of celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) – Chinese President Xi Jinping gave an important speech after listening to work reports from the CPC Tibet regional committee and the regional government, calling for the building of a modern socialist new Xizang that is united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful, reported China’s official Xinhua news agency that day, using the Sinicized name for TAR. The question is what kind of “a modern socialist new Xizang”.
Then at a Politburo meeting on A...





