In the fall of 1951, after the People's Liberation Army entered Lhasa, the oil-printed tabloid Xinhua Telegraph (Chinese: 《新华电讯》) was established.

[5] In October 1955, Zhang Jingwu, the Central People's Government representative in Tibet, sought instructions from Chairman Mao Zedong regarding the creation of a large-scale bilingual newspaper in Tibetan and Chinese.

At the same time, pro-Chinese figures like Kaxue Dondrub Tsetsujang and Geshe Tsetsuza were also moved to the new location.

[8] The area was fortified with bunkers, trenches, sandbags, and wells, and sufficient supplies were stored for months.

On March 20, more than 100 Tibetans attacked the newspaper office from Ramoche Temple, but the militia successfully repelled the assault.