Embrace Communist rule, China tells Tibet on 70th anniversary of invasion

Politburo official makes remarks at Tibetan palace amid crackdown on practice of non-Han religions

All Tibetans should embrace Communist party rule and share the cultural symbols and images of the Chinese nation", a senior Chinese official has said at an event celebrating 70 years since the People's Liberation Army invaded Tibet.

Wang Yang, a member of the politburo standing committee, China's most powerful political body, made the remarks during a lavish ceremony in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, the sacred home of Tibet's traditional Buddhist leaders.