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Tibet tourism suffers setbacks after Lhasa violence

Date: 2008-5-30 2:19:00 by david Tags: Tibet

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LHASA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The service sector in Tibet, especially the tourism industry, has suffered great setbacks since the Lhasa violence on March 14, a press conference of the regional government was told on Tuesday.

In March, Tibet received 14,200 tourists, including foreigners, which represented a year-on-year decrease of 48.7 percent, said Deng Xiaogang, vice chairman of Tibet Au

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