This just in: The Chinese Foreign Ministry has picked a select group of foreign correspondents to travel to Tibet Wednesday to see the damage done during violent protests March 14. I heard about this a few hours ago, and am... ...full story at Tim Johnson
from Tim Johnson on Tue, Mar 25 2008
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| 19 Mar 08 |
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Foreign Tourists Recount Crackdown in Tibet »
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Early last week, Tibetan monks and others protested in the streets of the capital Lhasa, against what they call the 'Chinese occupation of Tibet.' The protests continued throughout the week, and on Friday protestors turned violent, prompting tanks... |
| 26 Mar 08 |
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More on access to Tibet » Tim Johnson The Foreign Correspondents Club of China, which has several hundred members here in Beijing, just weighed in with the following statement about today's trip to Tibet for a select group of foreign reporters. MAR. 26, 2008 -- Chinese authorities have... |
| 27 Mar 08 |
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Hey, who are those monks anyway? » Tim Johnson Some security official in Lhasa is going to get taken to the woodshed for a paddling. As most of you know, the Chinese government has organized its first trip for foreign journalists to Tibet since the riots there March 14.... |
| 16 May 07 |
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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... |
| 16 Mar 08 |
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Travel advice for foreign tourists » Shanghai Daily THE regional government of Tibet has suspended handling the application of foreigners to travel to Tibet for safety concerns. "We also suggest foreign tourists now in Tibet to leave in the coming days," said Ju Jianhua, director of the region's foreign... |
| 02 Apr 08 |
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Anger at foreign journalists » Tim Johnson The fax machine hummed to life, and out popped the kind of “warning” that many foreign correspondents in China are getting these days. It was a tirade specifically against CNN over its coverage of Tibet. But it condemned all foreign... |
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