Central delegation visits officials, residents in Lhasa

Entrusted by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, leading members of the central delegation to the grand celebration marking the 60th founding anniversary of the Xizang Autonomous Region visited local officials and residents of various ethnic groups in Lhasa, capital of Xizang, hours after the celebration on Thursday.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the delegation, attended the event.

When visiting senior officials of the city of Lhasa and representatives from various ethnic groups and sectors, Wang called for efforts to advance the four major tasks -- ensuring stability, facilitating development, protecting eco-environment, and strengthening frontiers, thereby making new contributions to promoting lasting peace, stability, and high-quality development in Xizang.

When visiting patriotic figures from Xizang's religious circles at the Jokhang Temple, Wang expressed the hope that they will resolutely safeguard national unity and ethnic solidarity, and actively participate in building a modern socialist new Xizang.

The delegation also inspected the development of higher education at Xizang University and visited a park to observe afforestation and greening efforts.

Wang stressed the need to focus on ensuring and improving the people's wellbeing, promote employment and income growth for the public, and steadily advance common prosperity.

The delegation is in Lhasa for the autonomous region's 60th founding anniversary celebration, which took place at the Potala Palace square in Lhasa, with the attendance of around 20,000 people.

Central delegation visits officials, residents in Lhasa

Central delegation visits officials, residents in Lhasa

Central delegation visits officials, residents in Lhasa

Central delegation visits officials, residents in Lhasa

China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.

The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.

According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.

In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.

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