Strategic Analysis Australia Director Michael Shoebridge says Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party want to “control the global order” and create a “Chinese-centred world”.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Tibet on Wednesday, a region where Beijing has been accused of human rights abuses. Xi called for ethnic unity and religious harmony on his trip, in a visit with increased sensitivity as regards the succession of the 90-year-old Dalai Lama.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for his government to tighten its ethnic-assimilation campaign during a rare visit to Tibet, throwing a spotlight on a region that’s also been a source of tension with India even as the rivals improve ties.