The India leg of the Olympic torch relay was completed largely uneventfully, although amid heavy security presence, the Wall Street Journal reported. Some 15,000 security personnel in New Delhi were tasked with preventing protestors from coming near the relay. India is home to 100,000 Tibetan refugees, Tibet’s exiled parliament and the Dalai Lama. Twelve protestors […]
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Tibet reopening delayed
Tibet will not be reopened to tourists on May 1, AFP reported, in a reversal of government plans. A new date for reopening has not been set. Tour operators have been informed of the postponement, which affects both domestic and foreign tourists. The government started clearing Tibet of foreign tourists on March 14 after anti-China […]
A breakthrough on direct flights between the mainland and Taiwan may be imminent, the South China Morning Post reported, citing Beijing’s Taiwan affairs authority. Li Weiyi, spokesman for the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office said that "conditions are ripe" for a breakthrough in cross-strait flights and increased tourism. Li did not comment on whether regular […]
The Chinese government has demanded that news network CNN apologize to the Chinese people for "vicious" and "malicious" remarks made by commentator Jack Cafferty on one of its programs, AP reported. Cafferty said in an April 9 appearance on "The Situation Room" that China’s leaders were "basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they’ve […]
US President George W. Bush’s special envoy for Tibet will meet with the Dalai Lama on April 21, the highest-level diplomatic meeting between a Western government and the exiled leader since the Tibetan riots in China in March, AFP reported. Under Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky is expected to discuss the Tibetan crisis and highlight […]