“Heavily armed Chinese paramilitary police patrol a street of Kangding, Ganzi prefecture of southwestern China’s Sichuan province 3/9/09. China on Monday widened its security lockdown ahead of two sensitive anniversaries, issuing an emergency notice to seal off the volatile Tibetan Ganzi prefecture to all foreigners.” Photo by Ng Han Guan for the Associated Press. [This post has been updated as of 12:25 a.m. EST on 3.10.09.]
Here are the Tibet-related headlines on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising:
The BBC reports on the “deep divisions” between China and Tibet over the anniversary.
The BBC also reports that Chinese President Hu Jintao has advocated a “Great Wall against separatism” on the eve of the anniversary.
Time Magazine reports on the Chinese-enforced “silence” in Tibet.
That said, the Washington Post reports on the massive worldwide demonstrations currently taking place to mark the anniversary of the uprising.
The Associated Press reports that “homemade bombs damaged police vehicles in a Tibetan part of western China on Monday, and authorities expanded a security cordon across the restive region.”
The Agence France-Presse reports that Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) has introduced a resolution on Tibet to the U.S. House of Representatives for a vote. The non-binding measure states that “China should end its ‘repression’ of Tibet and work with the Dalai Lama.”
Reuters has a peek at His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s comments planned for tomorrow: apparently, he will demand “meaningful autonomy” and say that Chinese rule in Tibet has been “hell on earth” for Tibetans.
“Heavily armed Chinese paramilitary police patrol a street of Kangding, Ganzi prefecture of southwestern China’s Sichuan province 3/9/09. China on Monday widened its security lockdown ahead of two sensitive anniversaries, issuing an emergency notice to seal off the volatile Tibetan Ganzi prefecture to all foreigners.” Photo by Ng Han Guan for the Associated Press.
