Xi stresses unity for Tibet, vows fight against separatism

President Xi Jinping has underlined national and ethnic unity as the key plans for Tibet, vowing a focus on long-term, comprehensive stability and an unswerving anti-separatism battle.

"Key efforts in the work for Tibet should be spent on ensuring national unity and consolidating ethnic unity, with realizing long-term and comprehensive social stability as an obligatory task," Xi said at a two-day meeting regarding southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region which ended on Tuesday.

Xi stressed the country should "firmly take the initiative" in the fight against separatism. Endi