The “sunning of the Buddha” ceremony is held at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa in August. A senior official said there would be an “orderly” opening up in Tibet. Photo: Xinhua
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‘A new direction’: is China shifting focus to economic opening-up in Xinjiang and Tibet?
- Key meetings suggest Beijing is gaining confidence about social control in the two politically sensitive ethnic minority regions
- But although there is talk of development, analysts do not expect the leadership to cave in to Western pressure over its policies
The “sunning of the Buddha” ceremony is held at the Drepung Monastery in Lhasa in August. A senior official said there would be an “orderly” opening up in Tibet. Photo: Xinhua
