Tibet: China Restricts Foreign Tourists

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | May 16th, 2007 | Trackback

Visiting Tibet is more complicated now that Chinese authorities have imposed new restrictions on foreigners following a protest by five Americans who unfurled a banner at the Mt. Everest base camp. Tourists can no longer travel independently outside Lhasa, and all permits for travel to Tibet now must be approved by the Tibetan Travel Bureau’s head office in Lhasa, causing delays. The Americans’ protest denounced Chinese plans to carry the Olympic torch to the Everest summit; the government’s reaction made clear it would not tolerate embarrassments surrounding the Olympic games.

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