Xizang Autonomous Region

English

Proper noun

Xizang Autonomous Region

1. Synonym of Tibet Autonomous Region
   • 1981, Martin Weil, “Physical Environment and Population”, in China: A Country Study (Area Handbook Series)‎^[1], 3rd edition, Government Printing Office, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 66:

     The Chinese position was sufficiently consolidated by 1965 to formally establish the Xizang Autonomous Region, and collectivization was instituted after the Cultural Revolution.

   • 2023 September 1, Emma Farge, Laurie Chen, “UN envoys tour Tibet on China-organised trip amid rights scrutiny”, in John Stonestreet, Conor Humphries, editors, Reuters‎^[2], archived from the original on 02 September 2023, Asia Pacific‎^[3]:

     China vigorously denies any wrongdoing in Tibet or Xinjiang.
     U.N. member states are set to publicly examine its rights record in early 2024 as part of a review process at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
     A letter sent by China's ambassador to the U.N. in Geneva seen by Reuters invited diplomats to Beijing and the "XiZang Autonomous Region", using China's term for Tibet.