New China ‘Crime' Crackdown Targets Threats to Party Rule

As Tibetans prepared to celebrate a Buddhist new year festival with prayers and dance, police officers went to schools, airports and public squares to read out “21 kinds of dark and evil forces,” a list of new criminal targets. “Number Two: Individuals associated with the Dalai Lama clique” — supporters of the Tibetan spiritual leader — said the list issued by the Chinese region's public security bureau. Slightly further down the list were people described as “Protecting the Mother...

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