His Holiness the Dalai Lama is recovering well and will soon return to work, according to an aide. The 73-year-old DL was treated for exhaustion in an Indian hospital after his travels during the Olympics.
Britain’s Telegraph reports that pro-Tibet British and American protesters were tied to chairs and deprived of sleep during interrogations by Chinese police while the Olympics went on.
China has unblocked the iTunes store after a Tibtan activists’ song left the front page. Subtle. The store was blocked for two whole weeks. Did Apple complain?
Chinalco, China’s largest aluminum producer, will conduct exploration, mining, and smelting in Tibet. The Tibetan plateau is an extremely delicate ecosystem but China and the world need aluminum.
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