Authors demand writers release

Salman Rushdie and other prominent authors have urged China to free 40 jailed writers, saying it would embarrass Beijing if they were still in jail during the Olympics. The writers sent the letter to Chinese President

Jet Li says China, Tibet should be unified

Chinese Communist troops occupied Tibet in 1951 and Beijing continues to rule the region with a heavy hand. Beijing enforces strict controls on religious institutions and routinely vilifies

Tibet’s forgotten children

In spite of the Chinese government insistence on the region’s economic and social progress, Tibet continues to be one of the poorest regions in the world, with a per capita income of less than $100