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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 08 2008 | china, olympics, tibet, world, news
    BBC NEWS | Europe | China vows to keep torch on track

    This confirms what Sung was saying about how China's media is presenting the protests: 'Chinese state TV said the protesters in London and Paris were a "handful of Tibetan separatists".'

    Quoted: Beijing says no force can stop the world relay of the Olympic flame as it faces new protests on the Californian leg.

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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 29 2008 | china, world, news
    Why does China care about Tibet, and when are monks allowed to get violent? - Slate Magazine

    A good Explainer from Slate detailing why China insists on maintaining a stronghold on Tibet...

    Quoted: Tibet is a remote, impoverished mountain region with little arable land. Why does China care so much about keeping it?

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