PRESS STATEMENT
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE
AUGUST 22, 2023

The State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions under the authority of Section 212(a)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act on People’s Republic of China (PRC) officials for their involvement in the forcible assimilation of more than one million Tibetan children in government-run boarding schools.  These coercive policies seek to eliminate Tibet’s distinct linguistic, cultural, and religious traditions among younger generations of Tibetans.

We urge PRC authorities to end the coercion of Tibetan children into government-run boarding schools and to cease repressive assimilation policies, both in Tibet and throughout other parts of the PRC.  We will continue to work with our allies and partners to highlight these actions and promote accountability.

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Mandie McKeown, Executive Director

International Tibet Network.

Source: https://www.state.gov/announcement-of-visa-restrictions-to-address-forced-assimilation-in-tibet/