US says China ‘systematically’ impedes Tibet access 2 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseChina “systematically” impedes access to Tibet with restrictions that have prohibited diplomats, journalists and ordinary citizens from visiting, the United States said in a report Monday. The State Department documented access problems to the Himalayan region in a report to Congress mandated by the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, passed with bipartisan support in December. Tibet is the only region for which China requires diplomats and journalists to seek special access. The State Department said that China last year rejected five of the nine US requests to visit Tibet, including one by Ambassador Terry Branstad.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 25, 2019 21:22 UTC