US report: ‘Tibet’ continues to be China’s most restricted region for foreign visitors, overseas Tibetans

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(TibetanReview.net, Apr27’26) – Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), the western half of Tibet proper, remains the only People’s Republic of China territory where access is banned for non-mainland Chinese foreign visitors, including especially diplomats, journalists, researchers, and others, unless they obtain special permits in addition to their Chinese visas. The restrictions are even more severe for overseas Tibetans seeking to visit their homeland, noted the US State Department’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs in its latest annual report to the Congress made under the Reciprocal access to Tibet Act of 2018. The Act mandates reciprocal denial of access to visitors from China in addition to the possibi...

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