Chinese President Xi visits Tibet for 1st time since taking power

Chinese President Xi Jinping made an inspection tour of Tibet for two days earlier this week, state-run media reported Friday, in his first trip to the autonomous region since he took power in 2012.Xi visited places in the capital Lhasa, such as the Potala Palace square, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The palace is a World Heritage site known as the former official residence of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.This year marks the 70th anniversary of what Beijing calls the peaceful liberation of Tibet.For two days through Thursday, Xi learned about the work on …READ FULL ARTICLE