Xi Jinping Visits Tibet to Mark the 70th Anniversary of the CCP’s Rule

Tibetan Buddhists walk the kora in front of the Jokhang Temple, a UNESCO heritage site, in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on June 1, 2021. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images

On the 70th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) takeover of Tibet, Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited the region and inspected a railroad project that has a strategic importance in “maintaining stability” along the Sino-Indian border.

Xi visited Nyingchi (also known as Linzhi) and the capital Lhasa from July 21 to 23, according to state-run media Xinhua. Nyingchi, a prefecture-level city that has a strategic location, borders Arunachal Pradesh of India.