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Xi Jinping Visits Lhasa for Tibet’s 60th Anniversary, First President to Attend

Beijing casts the once-a-decade ceremony as proof of central resolve in a region critical to China’s frontier with India.

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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)

Overview

  • CCTV confirmed Xi arrived in Lhasa on Aug. 20 for ceremonies set for Thursday, marking six decades since the region’s 1965 designation.
  • State outlets said he is the first Chinese president to attend the once-a-decade anniversary events.
  • He traveled with senior Communist Party figures Wang Huning and Cai Qi, signaling elevated central attention to Tibet.
  • Xinhua reported Xi urged building a “modern socialist” Tibet that is “united, prosperous, civilized, harmonious and beautiful.”
  • The visit coincides with outreach to India after the 2020 border clash, as exiled Tibetans and rights groups criticize Beijing’s rule and policies in Tibet.