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Tibet in translation

It is the final day of our government-led tour of Tibet's capital Lhasa. I'm in a group of about 40 foreign journalists invited into Tibet on a trip to cover the Olympic torch relay. We're the first foreign reporters China has allowed into the capital,... ...full story at James Reynolds

from James Reynolds on Mon, Jun 23 2008

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21 Jun 08		Lhasa's tightly controlled relay » James Reynolds Done. The Olympic torch relay has come and gone from Lhasa - the entire event took just two hours. I'm with a group of journalists invited in by the Chinese government to cover the relay. Tibet has been sealed off to foreigners since the protests here in...
26 Mar 08		Overseas media to arrive in Lhasa this afternoon » Shanghai Daily JOURNALISTS from 17 media outlets from foreign countries as well as China's Taiwan and Hong Kong regions are expected to arrive in Lhasa this afternoon, the first group trip for non-mainland journalists to the Tibet capital since a riot killed 18...
08 May 08		Overseas tourists may be allowed to visit Tibet » Shanghai Daily FOREIGN tourists may be allowed to return to Tibet sometime in June, Beijing News reported today. Tours to Tibet were suspended after riots erupted in the autonomous region's capital of Lhasa on March 14. All...
17 Mar 08		Tibet regional chairman: No foreigner harmed in Lhasa riot » People's Daily No foreigner has been harmed since Friday's riot in Tibet's capital Lhasa, said Ju Jianhua, director of the autonomous region's foreign affairs office. "The government of Tibet Autonomous Region has attached great importance to the ...
27 Mar 08		Foreign reporters tour in Lhasa resumes » Shanghai Daily A TOUR by overseas reporters to cover the Lhasa riots was interrupted by a group of lamas at the Jokhang Temple this morning, but the media tour soon resumed. Officer with the Information Office of China's State Council, organizer of the media tour,...

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