Foreigners have been barred from travelling in Tibet in the next three weeks, possibly due to the sensitive timing of 60th anniversay of the republic. (New York Times)
This is part of the huge campaigns to prepare for the grand celebration, in order to quell any attempt to disrupt it. Since the entry has already been very selective and the procedures deliberately complex, the impact on the tourism will be minimal.
Also in the news, China raised to 57th place on the failed state index. This is far from the successes in other indices right now, but congratulations anyway.
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