China Offers Journalists Rare Visit to Tibet

LHASA, CHINA - JUNE 01: Tourists walk down the steps of the Potala Palace, a UNESCO heritage site, during a government organized visit for journalists on June 1, 2021 in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Travel restrictions for foreign travellers were recently loosened in a bid to boost tourism to Tibet. Chinas government is aiming for 61 million visitors annually by 2025, more than 15 times the number of Tibets inhabitants. Foreign journalists, normally not permitted to travel to the autonomous region, were recently taken on a government-organized visit. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)