11.   Beijing also recently announced new laws limiting the number of monks in Tibetan monasteries.

12.   Chinese forces have been struggling to suppress protests that have broken out in several Tibetan monasteries in recent months.

13.   Tibetans have long resisted Chinese rule and Chinese forces have been struggling to suppress protests that have broken out in several Tibetan monasteries in recent months.

14.   Religious authorities confirmed Monday a major Tibetan monastery has been closed after rioting sparked by Chinese efforts to remove all pictures of the exiled Dalai Lama.