Tibet Torch Relay

The Tibet Torch Relay is a planned leg of the Olympic Torch Relay that will precede the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2008 Olympic Torch Relay will be the longest in history, covering 85,100 miles, and including an ascent of Mount Everest. In anticipation of the Torch Relay Ascent of Mount Everest, China and Nepal have Restricted Access to the mountain and made assurances that recent Protests in Tibet will not effect scheduled plans.

1. Tibet leg of the Olympic Torch Relay scheduled for May, 2008
2. Torch will be carried to the Summit of Mount Everest
3. China has stated that recent Protests in Tibet will not effect plans
4. China has reiterated its stance that politics should not be linked to the Olympics

• Google News: Tibet Torch Relay
• BBC News: China Stands Firm on Tibet Relay (April 9, 2008)
• Xinhua News: Organizers: Torch Relay Will Go on As Planned (March 19, 2008)
  • "We firmly believe that the government of the Tibet Autonomous Region will be able to ensure the stability of Tibet and also the smooth going of the torch relay in Tibet."
• International Herald Tribune: China Says Torch Relay Plans for Tibet Unchanged (March 19, 2008)
• The Hindu: Olympic Torch Relay to Pass Through Tibet Despite Tension (March 19, 2008)
• Jerusalem Post: Protesters: Stop Olympic Torch Relay Through Tibet (March 18, 2008)
  • "Some 600 people protested...against China's crackdown in Tibet, demanding the International Olympic Committee intervene with the host country of the 2008 Summer Games and call off the torch relay through Tibet."
• Agence France-Presse: Everest Torch Relay Leg Unaffected by Tibet Unrest: Bocog (March 15, 2008)
• Wall Street Journal: Tibetan Activists Take Stand in Torch Relay's Path (March 14, 2008)

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