Xi takes jab at Dalai Lama in Tibet
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While addressing to a crowd of 20,000 in Lhasa, Xi Jinping highlighted the political importance of the visit amid ongoing tensions over the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
China has marked 60 years of Communist Party rule in Tibet with a parade and speeches in front of the Potala Palace. On Thursday, leaders highlighted economic development and the need to
Chinese authorities increased security across Tibet, restricting gatherings, monitoring communications, and arresting Tibetans.
Tibet marked its 60th year as a Chinese autonomous region on Thursday with songs, dances and a parade in its capital Lhasa with thousands cheering on, holding little red flags, amid placards telling all to heed the Communist Party's leadership.
BEIJING--The discovery of the next Dalai Lama will be carried out by the Chinese government, and not under the current Dalai Lama’s directions, a Chinese Communist Party committee official for Tibet said on Tuesday.