The Chinese government has cut off Tibet from the outside world for a series of celebrations marking the 40th anniversary of what Beijing calls its “autonomous” local government, according to independence campaigners.
China’s fourth most senior leader, Jia Qinglin, is presiding over a series of events in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. Yesterday he met senior figures from local units of the People’s Liberation Army.
See also “PD Editorial Marks Tibet Anniversary” from CRI and “Tibetans being left out of boom 40 years on” from Reuters. More on Tibet.
