Xi calls for upholding of ethnic unity

He also encourages villagers in Xizang to continue efforts to improve lives, economy

President Xi Jinping has urged residents in the Xizang autonomous region to continue upholding ethnic solidarity and creating a happier and better life.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a reply letter to residents of Kala, a village in Nyingchi township in Xizang that he visited in July 2021.

"Learning that the village has undergone new changes in recent years and villagers' incomes have increased, I feel happy for you," Xi wrote in the letter.