Xi makes 2nd-ever visit to Tibet
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Chinese President Xi Jinping called on the country to advance key infrastructure projects in Tibet such as its massive 1.2 trillion yuan ($167 billion) mega-dam to spur development in the region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Lhasa to commemorate Tibet's 60th anniversary as an autonomous region. The visit highlights China's continued influence, despite the Dalai Lama's call for his succession to bypass Beijing's approval.
BEIJING — With leader Xi Jinping looking on, China marked 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet on Thursday with speeches and a parade in front of the 17th-century Potala Palace, the home of the Dalai Lama until he fled to India in 1959. Speakers ...