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China Will Reopen Tibet to Tourists (Updated)

According to the head of Tibet’s tourism industry, the region is now “harmonious and safe” for foreign tourists. More from The New York Times: The Chinese government will reopen Tibet to foreign tourists on April 5 after a...

China Marks “Emancipation” of Tibet With New Holiday

To recognize the 50th anniversary of the PRC’s rule of Tibet and the Dalai Lama’s exile, China has declared March 28th to be a holiday that marks Tibetan emancipation. From Jason Subler of Reuters: China marked its...

Bomb Thrown at China Government Office: Report

Xinhua is reporting that a government office in an ethnic part of Sichuan province was hit by a bomb on Monday. From Reuters, via The Washington Post: The building, in the Ganzi region of Sichuan, was hit by “a bomb thrown...

China Detains 81 People in Tibet Crackdown (Update 1)

The Associated Press reports on the latest crackdown in Tibet: At least 81 people in Tibet have been detained for suspected criminal activity amid a security sweep in the Himalayan region, including two who are being held for...

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