People join in celebration of Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary
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People wave flags during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
People pose for group photos during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
This photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025 shows a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Photo by Sonam Wangchug/Xinhua)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People wave flags during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
Balloons float upwards during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
People wave flags during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
People wave flags during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
Performers on a parade float release doves during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People wave flags during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
This photo taken on Aug. 21, 2025 shows a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
A parade float takes part in a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
People take part in a mass parade during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
Performers on a parade float wave during a grand gathering to celebrate Xizang Autonomous Region’s 60th founding anniversary in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Around 20,000 local officials and people from all ethnic groups and all walks of life joined in the celebration. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
