[Buddha-l] China clamping down on Tibet

[Dan Lusthaus]

And more on the Chinese treatment of Tibet, from today's NYTimes.

Dan

China Tightens Security in Tibet

By EDWARD WONG
Published: March 9, 2009

BEIJING - Security forces have increased patrols in central Tibet and
vigilance along international borders ahead of a sensitive anniversary to
guard against possible disruptions caused by followers of the Dalai Lama or
Western groups advocating Tibetan independence, according to state news
reports on Monday. The reports were the most detailed acknowledgment so far
by the government that it has clamped down on the Tibetan regions.

read the rest at
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/world/asia/10tibet.html?hp