The Guardian reports that China is responding to criticism of its handling of Tibetan protests with a “publicity offensive,” while censoring media accusations that China denied journalists access to areas of unrest. Chinese media, after “ignoring and then playing down protests,” yesterday began to air the anti-Chinese riots in Lhasa and the aftermath.
Tibetan governor Qiangba Puncog held a press conference attacking Western coverage as “ridiculous” and unnecessarily graphic. Chris O'Brien, a former employee of Xinhua News and author of ...