21.   Chinese President Jiang Zemin sidestepped the protests of Tibetan exiles Thursday, some of whom were in chains, and promised a closer partnership with India.

22.   China appears to be cracking down on Tibet because of a perceived increase in separatist activity and the growing assertiveness of Tibetan exiles.

23.   CHINA-TIBET, Tibetan exile government says China to install new lama.

24.   For instance, they recently gave extensive coverage to a hunger strike by Tibetan exiles in India.

25.   He said China may object to such a meeting while U.S.-Chinese relations are so uneasy but that Beijing objects to every official contact with Tibetan exiles.

26.   It features a cast of Tibetan exiles, almost all of whom have never acted before.

27.   On Friday, Tibetan exiles staged a silent protest against Chinese rule in their homeland.

28.   Prison officials said Dawa was arrested carrying a photo of himself with the Dalai Lama and a number of books published by the Tibetan exile community.

29.   Sixty members of Congress, the Dalai Lama, Tibetan exile groups and environment and human rights activists opposed the project, as did the U.S. government.

30.   The Dalai Lama lives with other Tibetan exiles in the northern Indian town of Dharmsala.