Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new visa restrictions on Chinese officials Monday, citing China’s continued obstruction of foreign access to the Tibet Autonomous Region. The move is in line with the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018, which mandates consequences for Chinese officials involved in blocking entry to Tibet for American diplomats, journalists, and tourists.

China's recent release of a white paper titled “Human Rights in Xizang in the New Era” on March 28 has sparked renewed international criticism over its policies toward Tibet, particularly in cultural, educational, and religious affairs. Presented by the State Council Information Office in Lhasa, the document seeks to highlight China's development efforts in Tibet, yet has been accused of masking ongoing human rights abuses.

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has once again designated China as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) in its newly released 2025 Annual Report, citing extensive and ongoing violations of religious freedom. The report highlights a wide range of abuses, including Beijing’s attempts to control the succession of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the broader repression of Tibetan Buddhists and other religious communities.

Since August 7, 2020, aggressive mining in Tsonga Township's mountainous regions has led to severe ecological deterioration, triggering floods, landslides, rampant deforestation, and soil degradation. Livestock displacement and agricultural barrenness have further jeopardized local livelihoods, threatening the very survival of approximately 1,730 residents who depend on farming and herding.

Geneva, March 21, 2025 – In a powerful display of international solidarity, 28 European nations have issued a scathing rebuke of China’s relentless human rights abuses in Tibet. During the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, Miroslaw Broilo, Poland’s Permanent Representative to the UN, delivered a joint statement demanding accountability from Beijing. “We are deeply concerned about the situation in China, particularly in Tibet and Xinjiang (East Turkistan),” Broilo declared. “The treatment of human rights defenders, lawyers, and journalists is alarming. China must refrain from transnational repression.”