China must build an 'impregnable fortress' to maintain stability in Tibet, protect national unity and educate the masses in the struggle against ...
FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi Jinping claps his hands at the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 22, 2020. SHANGHAI: China must build an"impregnable fortress" to maintain stability in Tibet, protect national unity and educate the masses in the struggle against"splittism", President Xi Jinping told senior leaders, state media said on Saturday .
China seized control over Tibet in 1950 in what it describes as a"peaceful liberation" that helped the remote Himalayan region throw off its"feudalist" past. But critics, led by exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, say Beijing's rule amounts to"cultural genocide".
Political and ideological education needed to be strengthened in Tibet's schools in order to"plant the seeds of loving China in the depths of the hearts of every youth", Xi said in remarks published by state news agency Xinhua. Pledging to build a"united, prosperous, civilised, harmonious and beautiful new, modern, socialist Tibet", Xi said China needed to strengthen the role of the Communist Party in the territory and better integrate its ethnic groups.AdvertisementChina's policies towards Tibet have come under the spotlight again this year amid the country's deteriorating relationship with the United States.
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