Washington, May 1 -- Tibetan Government-in-Exile President Sikyong Penpa Tsering held two consecutive high-level discussions on Capitol Hill, which included a meeting with Representative Michael McCaul, the former Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and a discussion with current Chair Representative Brian Mast, as reported by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA).

During his meeting with Mast, Sikyong provided an update on conditions within Tibet, emphasizing ongoing repression and the geostrategic relevance of the Tibetan plateau. He and his team also discussed the effects of recent budget reductions on programs aimed at bolstering Tibetan resilience, stressing that the results of these efforts and the soft power that Tibet...