China has appointed Hu Changsheng as Communist Party secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), replacing Wang Junzheng in the region’s most powerful political position. The appointment brings to Lhasa an official whose experience includes governing Tibetan areas and advancing policies that place religious institutions under closer Party supervision.
As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to visit Washington later this month, a US congressional hearing has placed Tibet and China’s broader human-rights record directly into the conversation surrounding his visit.
