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Trouble in Tibet

by Lee Hudson Teslik

Updated: March 18, 2008

At the top of the world, there’s trouble afoot. A weeklong conflict between Chinese authorities and Tibetan protestors escalated sharply March 17, with China’s military issuing a mandate (FT) for demonstrators to surrender—or face violent repercussions. Chinese troops also moved to seal off the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, blocking movement of people in and out of the city. An eyewitness report from the Economist’s China correspondent paints an ominous scene, with residents of Lhasa too frightened to emerge from their homes.

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