04/27/2007
China kicks out Americans over protest
| AFP[Friday, April 27, 2007 18:28] |
 Beijing - Five Americans were expelled from China on Friday after staging an illegal demonstration at Mount Everest base camp that was aimed at "splitting" the country, the Chinese foreign ministry said.China has also lodged an official protest with the United States over Wednesday's protest, in which the Americans called for Tibetan independence and voiced outrage at the 2008 Olympic torch passing through the Himalayan region. "Upon discovering this activity, a border unit of China's public security bureau stopped the protest and according to... relevant laws will expel these people outside of China," a foreign ministry statement said. The Americans had unfurled banners demanding a "free Tibet" and protested against plans to take the Olympic torch to the top of the mountain ahead of the 2008 Beijing Games, according to US-based Students for a Free Tibet. |
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