In Photos | Tibetans Protest In US As Xi Jinping Visits Washington

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Tibetan activists staged demonstrations in the US during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington, raising demands over Tibet and urging the US to press Beijing on human rights and Tibetan cultural and political freedoms.

US Capitol Tibet protest
Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at a pro-Tibet independence demonstration near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., attends a pro-Tibet independence demonstration near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert
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Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol
Pro-Tibet independence protestors demonstrate near the U.S. Capitol while China's President Xi Jinping visits the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. | Photo: AP/Allison Robbert

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