Chinese troops move into Tibet (사진)

 

China has sent a large number of soldiers and paratroopers to Tibet after the violent protests in Lhasa. This army convoy was on G318, the main road into Tibet from Sichuan province

 

On Wednesday alone, BBC reporters saw more than 400 troop carriers and other vehicles on the main road. The mobilisation is the biggest since the unrest began in Lhasa on 10 March

This jeep is driving between assembly points in one town. It was seen to clear potential trouble-spots for the military convoys along the way.

Mao Zedong and his Red Army crossed this river during the Long March, pursued by KMT forces. Today's army is moving into ethnic Tibetan areas neighbouring Tibet.

 

Banners on the trucks say the soldiers are on a "New Mission". The soldiers are armed with pistols, rifles and machine-guns.

 

Many of the soldiers are likely to be deployed in western Sichuan where Tibetan protests have taken place, or cross this bridge over the Jinsha River into Tibet.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7305966.stm

 

 

티베트 사태로 24명 체포 엄벌할 방침
	중국 티베트 자치구의 라사에서 발생한 대규모 폭동에 대해, 라사 시 인민검찰원 간부는, 폭동에 관여한 24명을 국가의 안전을 훼손시킨 혐의 등으로 어제 오후 체포했다고 밝혔습니다. 국가의 안전을 훼손시킨 죄의 최고형은 사형으로, 이 간부는 "증거는 확실하며 엄중히 처벌해야 한다"며, 사형도 포함해 엄벌에 처할 방침을 밝혔습니다. 또 신화사통신은, 라사의 항의 시위에 참가했다며, 어젯밤 10시까지 시점에서 170명 이상이 경찰에 출두했다고 전했으나, 그 대부분은 심한 폭력에는 가담하지 않았으며 가벼운 죄라고 주장한 것으로 알려졌습니다. 한편 美國 정부계 라디오 "라디오 프리 아시아"는, 중국 경찰이 이미 수백명을 구속했다고 전했으며, 美國의 인권단체 "휴먼 라이츠 워치"는, 중국 정부는 구속한 사람들의 수를 밝히지 않고 있으며, 고문의 가능성도 있다고 지적하는 등, 중국 정부의 단속 강화에 우려감을 나타내고 있습니다.     China admits Tibet riots spread   A young Tibetan looks at Chinese riot police officers in Kangding County, Sichuan Province.     The Dalai Lama said he is powerless to stop "Free Tibet" activists.   Protesters on horseback were captured on video by a Canadian television crew on Wednesday.   Chinese troops in an armored carrier patrol the streets of Lhasa, capital of Tibet, Sunday.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/tibet.unrest/index.html#cnnSTCText

 

 

 

 

 

Tibet has become the focus of world attention after violent protests against Chinese rule.

It has long captured the West's imagination as the site of a mystical Utopia.

Geographically dramatic and remote, it has an average altitude of 13,000ft (4,000m) above sea level and is popularly referred to as "the roof of the world".

It is isolated not only geographically, but also diplomatically. China enforced a long-held claim to Tibet in 1950, and it was subsequently incorporated into Chinese territory.

Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fled to Dharamsala in northern India, where his supporters have set up a government in exile. Meanwhile Tibet itself is rapidly changing, as increasing numbers of Han Chinese arrive in search of work.

The BBC News website looks at some of the dominant issues in this unique community. Click on the links above to find out more.