China’s President Xi Jinping visits Tibet
A man holds a girl as they pose for a photo in front of a large mural depicting Chinese President Xi Jinping, bottom center, and other Chinese leaders at a public square at the base of the Potala Palace in Lhasa in western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on June 1, 2021.
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