Xi Jinping in Lhasa and the CCP’s Vision of Unity Without Autonomy

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Chinese officials and delegates at the 60th anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region in Lhasa, 20 August 2025

On 20 August, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, arrived in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), to lead a central government delegation marking the 60th anniversary of the TAR’s establishment.

Chinese state media portrayed the visit as an unprecedented gesture of “care and affection” for Tibeta...

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