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Kathleen McLaughlin has been a journalist in China for more than seven years and has covered regional issues including economics, the environment and governmental regulation. Recently she applied for a foreign journalist's permit to visit Tibet and was granted permission to do so. She is one of the first foreign journalists since March 2008 allowed to travel independently to Tibet, although regulations still require hiring a government-approved guide. During her five-day trip, she is sending dispatches from Lhasa for the REVIEW.
Posted on July 29, 2008 - final entry
Before leaving Lhasa for Beijing on Monday, I walked in the midst of hundreds of Tibetan Buddhists [...]