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China cuts Tibet-Nepal links ahead of uprising anniversary

9 March 2010 34 views No Comment

By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 9 (IANS) Determined to prevent anti-China demonstrations in Tibet Wednesday, the 51st anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese annexation, Beijing has snapped most links between the former Buddhist kingdom and its neighbour Nepal.
The bridge connecting northern Nepal with Tibet – the Friendship Bridge – has been effectively closed by [...]



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