Tibetans’ Olympian struggle

If there was one thing China didn't want, it was this. Months before the unveiling of a 'new' China to the world, courtesy of the 2008 Olympics, this week's uprisings in Tibet and India have managed to shine a light on every aspect of Chinese politics the authorities were at pains to conceal.

It began on Monday when protests were launched across Asia to mark the 49th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's escape into India after a failed revolution in 1959. In Kathmandu more than 1,000 demonstrators clashed with police and similar scenes were reported in New Delhi. Meanwhile in Dharamsala, India, hundreds of Tibetan refugees attempting a six-month march that