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...seeing, that elicits the most concern. Recent reports indicate that sporadic violence in Tibet continues despite a massive Chinese military crackdown that has now lasted almost three weeks. According to Tibetan exiles and activist groups, Chinese police on April 3 fired on monks from the Tongkor monastery in Ganzi, Sichuan Province, killing an unknown number. China's official Xinhua News Agency confirmed that disturbances had taken place but did not report any deaths. Meanwhile, in what is certainly a deeply worrying development for Beijing, the unrest has spread to other ethnic minority areas, the Chinese authorities confirmed, this time...
...Tibetan protests - preventing foreign journalists from entering Lhasa and other protest-hit areas and even, according to one report, seizing the cameras of tourists. But the efforts have had only mixed success. While their authenticity could not be verified, gruesome photos of Tibetans apparently shot in Aba prefecture in Sichuan province were circulating on the Internet for all to see, even as Beijing was denying having used lethal force. Plainly, information is tougher to control now than it was in 1989, even from the remotest of regions. And though everyone was watching Tiananmen then, this is different. This year...
...Dharamsala can resolve.” President of the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students Association (CSA) R. Lin Gao ’10 expressed concern over the growing conflict. “Violence is spreading to other places,” she said. “My family is in Sichuan province, one of the places that the violence is spreading to.” The CSA, which does not have an official position on Tibet, is exploring the possibility of having an open forum to address this issue in the upcoming weeks. The clashes comes amidst preparations...
Yesterday, in China's Sichuan province, at least eight bodies were brought to a Buddhist monastery in Aba prefecture, allegedly shot dead by Chinese riot control police, according to an eyewitness account quoted by Radio Free Asia. The escalating confrontation in and around Tibet is a nightmare for China's top leadership, but one, some diplomats believe, that could not have taken anyone in the central government completely by surprise. It pits the leadership in Beijing against its domestic opponents - who include not only Tibetan dissidents, but also separatist groups in the heavily Muslim region of Xinjiang, as well...
...refueling, try one of the little hole-in-the-wall joints in Causeway Bay, like Red Pepper, tel: (852) 2577 3811. It's where I go to for family-style service and amazing Sichuan food. After dinner, you can mix it up a little at my favorite local pub, The Barn, tel: (852) 2504 3987. Go for some loud music and even louder dice games. It's a little rough and ready, but it's the real Hong Kong...