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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

China's Xi makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of contested rule there

India China Tibet Protest - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet on Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing’s long-contested rule over the Himalayan territory.

Xi arrived in Tibet’s regional capital of Lhasa, where he “received a warm welcome from people of various ethnic groups" who waved bouquets of flowers and danced “to joyful rhythms,” the Xinhua News Agency said.

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