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Beijing slammed Washington on Wednesday over the US House of Representatives passing a bill on Tibet, and it called on the United States to stop using Tibet-related issues to interfere in China’s internal affairs.
Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region reported the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus pneumonia Thursday, according to local health authorities.
Experts are urging the public not to enter southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region for the time being, after the region reported the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday.
The Potala Palace in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region will be shut down from Jan. 27 until further notice in an effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, local authorities said Sunday.
Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region is aiming for a 20 percent growth in labor income for farmers and herders in 2020, the regional human resources and social security authorities said.
Tibet temporarily closed its scenic attractions to tourists starting Monday to help battle the novel coronavirus epidemic, according to the tourism development bureau of the autonomous region in southwest China.
The Tibet Policy Support Act of 2019 passed by the US House of Representatives on Tuesday is another attempt by US lawmakers to throw their weight behind those seeking the secession of the autonomous region from China.
Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, reported the first suspected case of novel coronavirus pneumonia Wednesday, according to local health authorities.