Tibetan monks raging against China’s criticism of the Dalai Lama and state limits on their religious freedom defied government officials yesterday to storm a carefully orchestrated visit by foreign reporters to the capital of the restive Himalayan region. The astonishing outburst by 30 to 40 monks, weeping and shouting as they stood in front of Chinese authorities and branded them as liars, marks one of the most significant signals of Tibetan resentment of Chinese rule and a huge embarrassment to the Government that organised the visit.
Appunti di un anonimo italiano
28/3/2008
