China Confirms Olympic Torch Itinerary to Include Everest – While American Activists Are Expelled

The Chinese government has announced that the Olympic torch will travel through Tibet and Taiwan en route to Beijing. From Mounteverest.net:

China announced yesterday that the Olympic torch will pass through Mount Everest and Taiwan on its journey from Greece to Beijing in 2008, while four American activists have been kicked out of the country after being arrested Wednesday for protesting against China’s treatment of Tibet on Everest’s north side BC. [Full text]

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