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Xi Jinping Visits Lhasa for Tibet’s 60th Anniversary, a First for a Chinese President

State media cast the visit as proof of elevated central attention to Tibet.

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June 26, 2025: Chinese President Xi Jinping's portrait (L) is seen at a square near the Potala Palace (back) in Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region on June 26, 2025. (Kyodo).==Kyodo. (Credit Image: © Kyodonews via ZUMA Press)
Exiled Tibetans shout slogans from a bus after being detained and taken to a police station during a protest against the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India, in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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Overview

  • Xi arrived in Lhasa on Aug. 20 for ceremonies marking 60 years since the region’s designation as an autonomous region.
  • Xinhua said this is the first time a Chinese president has attended the once-a-decade anniversary events.
  • CCTV reported he traveled with senior leaders Wang Huning and Cai Qi.
  • The trip overlaps with Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to India, where both sides pledged to rebuild ties after the 2020 border clash, and exiled Tibetans protested in India on Tuesday.
  • Xinhua quoted Xi urging a “modern socialist” Tibet that is “united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful,” as rights groups and exiles continue to criticize China’s rule.