According to a confidential letter sent from Tibet, Lhasa was placed under severe lockdown during the US delegation’s visit to Lhasa. A letter written by a Tibetan residing in Lhasa mentioned that repressive measures were taken to silence the voices of Tibetans to blur the real situation inside Tibet. The letter asserted that their final hopes and aspirations rest upon His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Central Tibetan Administration.