At the invitation of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), Mr. Subramanian Swamy, one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and current member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament of India), visited Beijing, Qinghai and Tibet from May 29 to June 7.

During his visit in Beijing, Amb. Wu Hailong, President of CPIFA, Mr. Shi Yaobin, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and Mr. Wang Qingguo, Deputy Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), met with or hosted dinners for Mr. Swamy. He also paid a visit to the China Tibetology Research Center (CTRC). During his visit in Tibet, Mr. Bianba Zhaxi, Vice Chairman of the Government of Tibet Autonomous Region met with and hosted dinner for him. Mr. Swamy also made a pilgrimage to Kamiyama Gangrenboqi (Mount Kailash) and Mansarovar Manasarovar.