The head of Tibet's in-exile government in India asked the U.S. congress to push China to reverse or change its policies in the region of Tibet.
What Happened: Penpa Tsering, known as the Sikyong of the Central Tibetan Administration CTA, said in a first address to the Congress that Tibet is dying a slow death under Xi Jinping's rule.
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Tibetan activists believe that the issue of human rights violations in Tibet is overshadowed by the escalating worries in Western nations, particularly in Washington, about Beijing's military expansion, political pressure on Taiwan, and the crackdown on minority groups in China's Xinjiang region and Hong Kong.
The U.S. secretary of state for democracy and human rights, Uzra Zeya, told the hearing that the Chinese administration continued to wage a campaign of repression that seeks to forcibly Sinicize 6 million Tibetans and eliminate their religious, cultural and linguistic heritage.
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