The restriction on the entry of visitors occurs two weeks after two Tibetans immolated themselves
Read the article: Something smells bad there if the borders are closed
The avant -garde. Quim Monzó
The Chinese authorities have let travel agencies know that, indefinitely, They stop giving entry permits to Tibet. The measure is the latest in a series of restrictions on the arrival of visitors that the Beijing Government has been dictating lately., and occurs after, two weeks ago, two Tibetans immolated themselves in style.
The occupation of Tibet and the systematic repression of that country's rights have always included methodical and relentless tourist control. Last Thursday Abc News talked about it (not to be confused with ABC, be it from Madrid or Seville): during all these decades of occupation, every time there is a popular revolt, The Chinese Government closes the Tibetan borders to visitors, whether Chinese or from other states. Every time there are politically marked festivities in Tibet - commemorative or protest- that can predict incidents, China immediately takes this measure. On the one hand, This contributes to weakening the Tibetan economy., what, like all countries that have almost nothing better to offer (and I don't want to give close examples), clings to tourism like a hot iron. I guess the Chinese government must be okay with it., although the first objective is to prevent sympathizers of the Tibetan cause from entering Tibet to show their support. A support that -beyond that of Sharon Stone, Richard Gere, Paris Hilton and other Hollywood actors eager to raise awareness and promote themselves- It also has followers among honest Chinese, who do not agree with their government's attitude towards Tibet. So, just like we said, Every time there are holidays, the Beijing government closes the borders of Tibet, and those closures are predictable, but this one from now was not. It has been a long time since there has been an indefinite closure.
When a government shuts down what it considers to be its province, the world tends to, logically, to think that something serious is happening there and that the government in question does not want the world to find out. A government with a minimum waistline would never do it, but the arts of diplomacy and public relations are not the specialty of the People's Republic of China. That the regime does and undoes as it sees fit in the territories it controls is nothing new., nor is it that human rights are passed wherever they see fit.. With great skill he has known how to combine communism and capitalism and has distilled the worst of each system until creating the perfect cocktail that has led the country to be the second world economic power and, if nothing fails, the first in the 2016. ¡Congratulations!
