Anti-Chinese unrest spreading through Tibetan regions reached the capital, Beijing, today when Tibetan students at the National Minorities University staged a sit-in.
About 100 students braved a cordon of police to hold a demonstration, apparently in support of Tibetans who have been demonstrating since last Monday in Lhasa, capital of the Himalayan regions, and many other towns to demand greater religious freedom and the return of the Dalai Lama.
The students sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle near a tennis court at the centre of the campus. Their heads were bowed and a mass of glowing candles spread out in front of them. The students maintained complete silence and ignored teachers and university leaders who tried to persuade them to disperse.
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