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Tibetans Begin Trek Home to Protest China Policies

Posted Mar 10, 08 3:30 AM CDT in World    Most Covered

(Newser) – Cheering thousands bid farewell to more than 100 Tibetan exiles as they began a trek today from India back to their homeland to protest China's rule over Tibet.  "Everybody is pumped up," said one marcher. "Many people were in tears as they said goodbye."  Organizers hope to capitalize on increased international scrutiny of China in advance of the Beijing Olympics in the latest push for Tibetan independence. 

Today marks the 49th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape from Tibet after a failed uprising against the Chinese. The Dalai Lama encouraged the international community to  "explore ways of investing their collective energies in producing a continuous positive change in China even after the Olympics." It's not clear what will happen when the marchers attempt to cross into China. "When we get to the border we will face the Chinese," said a marcher.

Sources BBC, Reuters

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Tsering Chungtak, center, Miss Tibet of 2006, leads a run with Tibetans who live in Taiwan, at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall last month in Taipei, as part of the torch relay for the Tibetan Olympics to...   (Associated Press)
Zhang Qingli, party secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Region during a group meeting held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, March 7, 2008. Thousands of delegates from around China are...   (Associated Press)
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