Tibet: Tourist Video

Here’s a link to some tourist video and stills from Tibet, where the three days of protests by monks have been contained but the security situation remains extremely tense, with the three main monasteries cordoned off and reports beginning to surface of possible hunger strikes or even suicides. This is a nightmare scenario for Beijing. A bloody crackdown in Tibet is probably the single event that could really ruin the Olympics. so far, much to the surprise of some Tibetologists (I’ll be writing an analysis piece shortly) China’s response has been very restrained. The critical issue in coming days is whether or not that can be maintained.