China Forbids International Tourism to Tibet Indefinitely – ABC News

Audrey Wozniak and Gloria Riviera report: BEIJING — In a matter of days, the number of expected foreign visitors to Tibet has gone from millions to zero. Chinese authorities alerted foreign travel agencies Tuesday that they would no longer be issuing entry permits to Tibet, the latest in a series of regulations being put on travelers to Tibet. The announcement follows the self-immolation of two Tibetans last week. Tibet is no stranger to Chinese interference in its tourism industry. Tibet’s failed rebellion in March 1959 and the event’s annual memorial on National Uprising Day has chronically put the region at…   Original post on abcnews.go.com    Comments on reddit.com   

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