China to allow foreign tourists back into Tibet
Updated
![Beijing kicked all tourists and foreigners out of Tibet after violent protests erupted in March. [Reuters]](http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/img/news/gallery/tibet_lhasa_rtr_240608.jpg "Beijing kicked all tourists and foreigners out of Tibet after violent protests erupted in March. [Reuters]")
Beijing kicked all tourists and foreigners out of Tibet after violent protests erupted in March. [Reuters]
China will allow foreign tourists back into Tibet from Wednesday, lifting a ban imposed after it cracked down on anti-Chinese unrest three months ago.
The announcement came just three days after China paraded the Beijing Olympic torch through the Tibetan capital Lhasa.
The state run Xinhua news agency reports China's regional tourism authority says the success of the recent torch relay proves Tibet to be more stabilised.
The regional tourism authority says the time is right to reopen it to foreign tourists.
Beijing kicked all tourists and foreigners out of Tibet after violent protests against Chinese rule erupted in mid March.
This prompted a massive Chinese security clampdown.
