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visa?

Hi, I'll be in china in april (with a tour group), but the group is out of the USA and i am in Canada and I am looking at obtaining my chinese visa here in toronto. I am confused about the requirements for Tibet ... do I require a separate visa or permit... ...full story at Lonely Planet

from Lonely Planet on Wed, Jan 10 2007

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