It’s an Annual Thing — China Closes Tibet in March
March 14th, 2011 by Ambrose Bittner
Debating Monks at the Sera Monastery in Tibet
News agencies are reporting that China officials have verbally ordered Tibetan tour agencies not to accept foreign tourists beginning in advance of the March 14 anniversary of the 2008 pre-Olympic crackdown during which Chinese government forces killed. Read the article in the UK’s Gaurdian here:
Guardian Article on the Closure of Tibet
This closure marks the fourth year in a row that China has closed the country to foreign tourists in March to avoid witnesses to any demonstrations that may occur during this time. These closures are never announced in advance or even to foreign agencies who arrange travel to China and Tibet. They seem to be symptoms of China’s political paranoia over it’s occupation of Tibet.
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