China's Xi attends ceremony marking 60 yrs of Tibet autonomous rule

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday attended a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Tibet autonomous region, state-run media said, the first time the top leader has been present at such an event in the Himalayan territory.Around 20,000 local officials and residents sang the national anthem and waved red flags in celebration at Potala Palace square in Lhasa, the region's capital, media reports said. The palace was the former winter residence of the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.The ruling Communist Party designated the area as an auton…READ FULL ARTICLE