Xi Jinping’s Party history campaign continues in Tibet to cement CCP’s centenary anniversary

Tibetan monasteries forced into calligraphy contests while Tibetan schoolchildren undergo weekly propaganda

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has ordered a range of activities across Tibet to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Party. At the same time, new measures have been introduced to crack down on those challenging the CCP’s version of history. This is part of the Party History Campaign, launched in February this year.

On 30 April, the Sera Monastery Management Committee in Lhasa organised a calligraphy contest for the monks to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CCP. Those taking part in the contest were bound by the rules of the competition to demonstrate admiration of Chinese policy, love for Chinese leaders and patriotic education while denouncing the Dalai Lama and Tibetan separatist voices.

Meanwhile, Chinese authorities in Yushu Tibet Autonomous Prefecture have deployed a large number of provisional cadres to towns and villages. They visit every family to publicise Chinese policy and history education programs of the Party’s centenary. Chinese police visit public schools thrice a week to propagate propaganda about the glory of the centenary of the founding of the CCP. Families were told that the CCP is grateful for the people and for the commemorations of the Party’s centenary and encouraged to show allegiance to China’s ruling party. Photographic evidence received from sources show more than forty Tibetan schoolchildren at a school in Yushu clapping in unison to fifteen policemen standing in salute position.

The most recent development in this propaganda campaign was the appearance of the newly-appointed commander of the "Tibet military region", Lieutenant General Wang Kai, in a Communist Party history education class on 26 April.

Tibetan monks seeing the forced calligraphy contest results at Sera Monastery, Lhasa