Beijing, August 26, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
China’s policies in Tibet have intensified under President Xi Jinping, with surveillance, forced assimilation and legislation increasingly being used to suppress the region’s distinct cultural and religious identity, according to a report published by The European Times.
The report, citing Khedroob Thondup, nephew of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, said Chinese authorities have deployed DNA collection, facial recognition and artificial intelligence-driven tracking systems to monitor Tibetans. It alleged that residents live under constant surveillance, with aspects of their private lives increasingly subject to state control.
The report also highlighted the use of boarding schools where Tibetan children are separated from their families and educated primarily in Mandarin. It said Tibetan language and cultural traditions were being weakened, while Communist Party ideology was promoted.
Pictures of the Dalai Lama remain banned, while the report alleged that monks have been arrested and monasteries shut.
Thondup described Xi as the “worst tyrant Tibet has ever faced”, alleging that surveillance, assimilation and legislation were being used to erode Tibetan identity.
The report also referred to China’s Ethnic Unity and Progress Law, which came into effect on July 1 and, according to critics, provides a legal framework for assimilation policies. It further alleged that the law could be used to target Tibetan diaspora communities and activities celebrating Tibetan culture abroad.
Ryan Fioresi, executive director of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), said last month that human rights abuses in Tibet were escalating and urged the United States and other governments to press Beijing to resume negotiations with the Dalai Lama or his representatives.
“The situation inside Tibet is quite grim,” Fioresi told IANS, alleging that the new law had codified several of Beijing’s forced-assimilation policies.
He said several provisions of the legislation contravened China’s Constitution and its international human rights commitments. The ICT, he added, had urged governments, the United Nations and interfaith leaders to speak out against the law and press Beijing to reconsider its policies towards Tibet.
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