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It was only a few years ago that the propaganda machinery of China knew that glorifying stories of Tibet could best be received in the international community if the stories are not written by Chinese journalists but by foreign reporters.

Chinese minders keep a watchful eye on journalists in the ancient Buddhist theocracy while highlighting improvements in literacy, health, and infrastructure.

During most of his 20-year career, Lama Pema Tenzin painted delicately detailed small watercolors, a little bigger than a man's pocket handkerchief.

Today a small group of Tibetan activists successfully displayed a banner at the women’s 10-meter springboard final. The banner was a Chinese national flag with the words "Free Tibet" in Chinese letters.

A leading opposition party leader on Monday underlined the necessity of joining forces with Asian countries or territories, including Tibet, to deal with China's attempt to distort the history of the ancient Korean kingdom of Koguryo.

Shri M.A. Kharabela Swain (Convener of All Party Indian Parliamentary Forum for Tibet, APIPFFT) raised a question on the issue of Tibet in the Lok Sabha during a question hour session on 18th August 2004.

Asian Film Festival in Mumbai (21-28 Aug. 2004) was to screen five films on Tibet as part of their 100 odd films collected from different countries from all over Asia.

A three-day annual meeting of the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in thirteen countries will begin tomorrow at the Lhakpa Tsering memorial hall of the Central Tibetan Administration.

It is unlikely that the Chinese will allow the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet as the leader of Free Tibet. According to Xiao Bai, deputy mayor of Lhasa, the Dalai Lama may only return to his homeland if he renounces aspirations for Tibetan independence.

Jack McConnell's autumn trade visit to China has become embroiled in controversy after Tibetan officials close to the Dalai Lama demanded he use his trip to rebuke the Communist regime.