China trying to show everything good in Tibet, says govt in exile

Speaking to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Lekshay called for resumption of the "dialogue between representatives of his holiness Dalai lama and Chinese govt." State media showed Xi in Tibet's capital Lhasa being greeted by locals in ethnic clothes waving Chinese flags in what is expectedly a choreographed move. 

New Delhi: The spokesperson of Tibetan government in Exile (Central Tibetan Administration) Tenzin Lekshay has said that Chinese President Xi Jinping should understand the 'aspirations of Tibetan people' and 'resolve the sino tibet conflict'. His comments come in the backdrop of Xi Jinping's surprise visit to the region. It is after 30 years that a Chinese President has visited the troubled region, the last being Jiang Zemin in 1990. Speaking to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, Lekshay called for resumption of the "dialogue between representatives of his holiness Dalai lama and Chinese govt." State media showed Xi in Tibet's capital Lhasa being greeted by locals in ethnic clothes waving Chinese flags in what is expectedly a choreographed move.  The general secretary Communist party of China Central Committee was also present at the Potala Palace Square. Potala Palace was the winter palace of the Dalai Lamas till 1959 when China occupied the region.