China's Tibet Assimilation Drive Renewed with Wang Huning's Visit

Senior Chinese Communist Party leader Wang Huning's visit to Tibet has sparked concerns about Beijing's renewed push to enforce its new Ethnic Unity and Progress Law. The law, which came into effect on July 1, provides a framework for deeper assimilation policies, ideological control, and expanded security governance across the region.

During his four-day visit from July 19-22, Wang inspected several sites in Lhasa and Ngari Prefecture, including Sera Monastery and Tholing Monastery. He emphasized the need to implement the Ethnic Unity and Progress Law as a key governance priority in Tibet, alongside promoting the Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism and ensuring social stability.

ICT President Tencho Gyatso called Wang's visit 'determination' to institutionalize policies that seek to erode Tibet's language, religion, culture, and identity under the banner of ethnic unity. She urged the international community to press China to repeal the legislation.