P resident Xi Jinping urged unity on a rare visit to Tibet, appearing before 20,000 people to mark 60 years since China created the autonomous region after annexing it.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Wednesday for his second-ever visit as China's leader to mark the 60th anniversary of Tibet's founding as an autonomous region.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Tibet to mark the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing’s long-contested rule over the Himalayan territory