Tibet: China Will Reopen Tibet to Foreign Tourists May 1

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | April 10th, 2008 | Trackback

Chinese officials announced April 4 that Tibet will be reopened to foreign tourists May 1 after a six-week closure because of protests that led to a police crackdown in which between 18 and 14o people died. The government said 18 had been killed in Lhasa but the Dalai Lama’s government in exile said 140 had died in Tibetan areas. Tibet is quiet at the moment but unrest could reoccur, especially in May when the Olympic torch is scheduled to be carried into Tibet and up Mt. Everest.

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