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Breaking News – Tibetan protest extends to Beijing, with support from university students

50 Tibetan students from the Beijing Central Cultural University, the highest level of ethnic education institution in China began a silent protest on March 17 inside the university campus. Their protest brings the demonstration of Tibetans to thecapital of China. Eyewitnesses have said that the protesting students have lit candles. There are public security officers present and while there was no confrontation, the bureau of public security has already began searching for the mastermind behind the university demonstrations.

The protest was the first similar event in Beijing since the eruption of demonstrations against the Chinese communist regime in Tibet last week. At the same time, the Chinese communist regime continues its blockade of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. The streets of Lhasa are lined with military police and armoured vehicles with officials searching private residents amidst the solemn atmosphere. The Tibetan demonstrations have meanwhile spread from Tibet to Sichuan, Qinghai and Gansu provinces and remote Tibetan regions. Many universities in western China have held peaceful demonstrations to express support for the Tibetans who are fighting the violent rule of the Chinese communist regime.

In Huilan region in Gansu province, over 500 ethnic Tibetan students staged a silent protest on March 16 at the Xibei Cultural University, posting materials around the university campus explaining the situation in Lhasa and actively supporting their fellow Tibetans.

At the same time, Tibetan students in Ganan Cooperation Teachers College have also staged protests, which turned into serious clashes with the Party Committee of the school. Currently, The Xinang Cultural University is under heavy surveillance by military police who fear that Tibetan students might begin to act.

According to sources, the Chinese communist regime has hugely increased the number of military in the western part of China, including parachute troops who are entering Tibet from the sky.

There has been news that the Chengdu Military Region is on first alert and they are dispatching troops to Tibet. Expert analysis points out that the arms outfit appearing on the streets of Lhasa indicates that the Chinese communist regime has already mobilised elite troops in this latest crackdown.

The above news is brought to you by Yu Shan and Chris Thomas for Breaking News on the SOH Radio Network.