China’s premier says Tibet inseparable part of country’s ‘sacred’ territory
Tibet is an inseparable part of China’s ‘sacred’ territory, and religious figures should promote national unity and ethnic harmony, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said during a rare visit to a region that is a focus for international rights concerns.
Chinese troops marched into Tibet in 1950 in what China officially terms a peaceful liberation, and has ruled it with an iron fist ever since.
It is one of Beijing’s most sensitive territorial issues, and has been hit by repeated anti-Chinese protests, although the region has…