News Sources: China Cracks Down on Tibet

China sought on Wednesday to contain ongoing protests in its ethnic Tibetan regions, as it stepped up detentions in Tibet's capital Lhasa and vowed tighter control over monasteries. The Tibet unrest -- and China's response to it -- has also become a lightning rod for criticism of its Communist authorities ahead of the Beijing Olympics, marring the country's desire to use the Games as a "coming out" party. Reporters looking for experts to interview on this topic can find them online at the collegenews.org database of news sources and subject matter experts from America's leading liberal arts colleges and universities, including the following: (click on names for contact information):

Charlene Makley - Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Reed College - Makley received a Fulbright Scholar Award to study the processes through which Tibetans in eastern Qinghai province are responding to China's "Develop the West" campaign.

Daniel G. Cozort - Associate Professor of Religion and Chairperson, Dickinson College - Cozort has written four books on Tibetan Buddhism, and has lived and worked in Tibetan monasteries during visits to India.

Marc Blecher - Professor of Politics, Oberlin College - Blecher has written four books on China, most recently China Against the Tides: Restructuring Through Revolution, Radicalism, and Reform. His research on workers' politics in China is based on interviews and surveys conducted there.