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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
 Protester Kalsang Raises the Tibetan Flag
On April 30 a Tibetan resident of Mongolia climbed a tree outside the Chinese embassy compound in Ulaanbaatar. T. Kalsang, whose brother was among those killed in recent unrests in Lhasa, raised a Tibetan flag in protest of Chinese dominance in the Tibet region. He was arrested
by the Ulaanbaatar police the following day. In a statement he announced to continue to protest in Ulaanbaatar despite increasing
threats to his safety. China has been subject to increasing popular protest opposing its governance of the Tibet region in the wake of the Beijing Olympics. In Mongolia, however, has not seen much vocal protest, apart from Kalsang's earlier effort of painting Free Tibet on the Chinese embassy
wall. For centuries, Tibetans and Mongolians have shared long and extensive cultural and religious traditions. Mongolia has its largest border with China and is economically dependent on its southern neighbour.
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