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| September 22, 2009 | China bans foreign tourist entry into Tibet till October 8 | | Beijing: China has banned foreign tourists from travelling to Tibet ahead of a parade in the capital to mark 60 years of Communist rule. The Daily Express
quoted Tan Lin, an official with the business administration office at the Tourism
Bureau of Tibet, as saying that foreign tourists would be banned from entering
Tibet, but added that those who have already arrived would be allowed to stay.
China has tightened security in recent weeks ahead of the October 1 holiday that
will see a military parade through the heart of Beijing, a speech by President
Hu Jintao and a huge fireworks display. The sale of knives has also been banned
at some stores including large retailers such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour after
two separate knife attacks near Tiananmen Square last week, according to store
officials and state media. A staff member at the sales department of the International
Grand Hotel in Lhasa - 2,500 miles (4,023 kilometres) from Beijing, was quoted
as saying that the ban would remain till October 8. The region has been periodically
off-limits since riots in March 2008 saw Tibetans protesting Beijing's rule and
attacked Chinese migrants and shops, and torch much of Lhasa's commercial district.
China says Tibet has historically been a part of its territory since the mid-13th
century and the Communist Party has governed the Himalayan region since Communist
troops arrived there in 1951. Many Tibetans on the other hand say they were effectively
independent for most of their history and say Chinese rule and economic exploitation
are eroding their traditional Buddhist culture.
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