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China: New restrictions on Tibet travel

Granite studio points out that the Chinese government has imposed new restrictions for foreigners travelling to Tibet. ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Wed, May 16 2007

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25 Jan 08 visit travel in the tibet 2007  »  YouTube videophotos of travelling in Tibet
16 May 07 visit Government places new restrictions on Tibet travel  »  Granite Studio Following last month's protests on Mt. Everest, the Chinese government has imposed new restrictions for foreigners traveling to Tibet. Beginning last week, all foreign tourists to Tibet must be approved by the head office of the "Tibet Travel Service" in...
30 Sep 09 visit No restrictions imposed on foreign tourists' travel to Tibet: Chinese FM  »  People's Daily The reports of the Tibet Autonomous Region's imposing restrictions on foreigners' travel to Tibet during the upcoming National Day holiday season were untrue, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Jiang Yu said in Beijing on Tuesday. Asked to...
29 Sep 09 visit Tibet restrictions denied  »  Shanghai Daily THE reports of the Tibet Autonomous Region's imposing restrictions on foreigners' travel to Tibet during the National Day holiday break were untrue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu said in Beijing...
24 Sep 09 visit 'No foreign limits' on holidays to Tibet  »  Shanghai Daily A LEADING official with the Tibet Autonomous Regional Tourism Administration confirmed yesterday there were no restrictions on foreigners' travel to Tibet during the National Day holiday season. Wang Songping,...
24 Sep 09 visit Tourism official dismisses ban on foreign tourists' travel to Tibet  »  People's Daily A leading official with the Tibet Autonomous Regional Tourism Administration confirmed Thursday there were no restrictions on foreigners' travel to Tibet during the National Day holiday season. Wang Songping, deputy chief of Tibet Autonomous...

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