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Xi Jinping’s “concern for Tibet” has become a recurring theme in Chinese political discourse, shaping the region’s development, stability and the everyday lives of its people. It is not a fleeting statement of goodwill but a series of concrete actions and policy directives that stretch back more than two decades, intensifying as the 60th anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region looms in 2025.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa on the afternoon of 21 August 2025 to preside over the grand celebration marking the 60th anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region’s founding. The ceremony unfolded on the square in front of the Potala Palace, a site that has become a symbolic backdrop for Beijing’s narratives of national unity. Roughly 20,000 cadres and members of the public from all of Tibet’s ethnic groups gathered under a bright summer sky, while a high‑level delegation from Beijing looked on.

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Typhoon Lingling Forms, Targets Japan While Chinese Netizens Breathe a Sigh of Relief】

Typhoon Lingling, the twelfth tropical system of the 2025 Pacific season, officially attained typhoon status early Thursday morning, China’s Central Meteorological Observatory announced at 8 a.m. local time. The storm, named by Hong Kong’s meteorological committee – “Lingling” meaning a girl’s name – has already attracted a flood of commentary on Chinese social media, where the hashtag #台风玲玲已生成# (“Typhoon Lingling formed”) has been trending.