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US Ambassador in Tibet

June 27, 2013;

The US Ambassador to China, Gary Locke, is in Tibet on a rare official visit. He is to meet residents and government officials, and raise concerns about the “deteriorating human rights situation,” specifically the self-immolations by Tibetans in protest against Chinese rule. Locke, accompanied by his family members and several embassy officials, will be in Tibet till June 28.

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