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China Cracks Down; Dalai Lama Threatens to Resign

Posted Mar 18, 08 6:17 AM CDT in World 

(Newser) – Chinese paramilitary police in Lhasa have arrested almost 1,000 Tibetans over the past 48 hours as the fallout continues from last week's anti-Chinese riots, reports the London Times. "Many people have been taken away, but we don’t know how many," said one eyewitness. The crackdown comes as the Dalai Lama warned he would resign as leader of the Tibetans if the violence continued.

Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier, accused the Dalai Lama of orchestrating the riots, which left several dozen dead. While the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism denied the government's accusations, he said that "if things become out of control then my only option is to completely resign." The Dalai Lama has long insisted on peaceful protests to obtain Tibetan autonomy within China, and he called on Tibetans and ethnic Chinese to renounce violence.

Sources Times (UK), Reuters

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Anti-Chinese protesters hold anti-China and pro-Tibet banners during a rally in front of Chinese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks to the media in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, March 18, 2008.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures during a press conference in Dharamsala, India, in this March 16, 2008 file photo.   (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan, File)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks to reporters at a press conference after the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing, March 18, 2007.   (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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