IN TIBET, SOME EMBRACE THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE EVEN UNDER CHINA’S SWEEPING NEW ‘ETHNIC UNITY’ LAW

Elderly residents perform tai chi near the portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders at the Chengguan District Day Care Center for the Elderly in western China's Tibet autonomous region on July… (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) 2026-08-05T01:04:28Z LHASA, Tibet (AP) — Kalsang Lhamo traces a series of vertical strokes, slow but firm, practicing Tibetan calligraphy.

Associated Press reports that elderly residents perform tai chi near the portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders at the Chengguan District Day Care Center for the Elderly in western China's Tibet autonomous region on July…

The report adds: (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) 2026-08-05T01:04:28Z LHASA, Tibet (AP) — Kalsang Lhamo traces a series of vertical strokes, slow but firm, practicing Tibetan calligraphy.

A 73-year-old retired nurse, she has spoken Tibetan all her life but never learned to write it.

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