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Dalai Lama leads prayers as Tibetan exiles mark start of new year
1. Close up of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader, praying with ceremonial bell in his hand
2. Wide of Dalai Lama with Buddhist monks in ceremonial yellow hats at prayer session
3. Close up of monk reading from prayer book and...
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PM of Tibet govt in exile addresses gathering, candleit vigil
1. Mid of framed photograph of the Dalai Lama, tilt up to the monk holding the frame, pan to more monks marching behind some holding candles
2. Wide of monks marching holding candles and flags
3. Mid of monks and Tibetans in exile...
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Dalai Lama visits Library of US Congress
1. Wide of Dalai Lama receiving medal from the National Endowment for Democracy
2. Cutaway of audience
3. Cutaway of Rebiya Kadeer, Uighur partisan
4. Dalai Lama on stage
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dalai Lama, Tibetan Spiritual Leader:
"So,...
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WRAP First runner carrying flame; protesters arrested outside stadium
1. Wide of protest
2. Various of protesters in "Free Tibet T-shirts" with several holding Tibetan flags
3. Various of police making arrests
4. Dutch citizen being led away by plain clothes police officers
5. Wide of square
6. Various of...
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Dalai Lama says he's not seeking independence
1. Medium of Dalai Lama speaking at lecture
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader:
"I don't know. I think time will tell, as far as our motivation is concerned we are fully committed to a (inaudible) approach, not...
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Olympic security beefed up by ground-to-air missile defence
1. Surface to air missile launcher, with the Olympic Sports Centre Stadium in the background, zoom into launcher
2. Military equipment covered by camouflage netting behind barbed wire fence
3. Soldiers running towards fence, zoom into...
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INDIA: LIFE FOR TIBETAN COMMUNITY IN SUBURB OF NEW DELHI
Eng/Hindi/Nat
After 48 years of chilly diplomatic relations, Chinese President Jiang Zemin is set to visit India this week for talks aimed at bridging the two Asian giants' differences.
Zemin and Indian leaders will discuss a variety of...
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Pro-Tibet protests on 50th anniv of uprising
Dharmsala, India
1. Top shot of Tibetans and their supporters walking towards temple, chanting prayers and holding candles and flags
2. Various of Tibetans and supporters walking towards temple
3. People arranging traditional butter...
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CHINA: WORLD'S LARGEST TIBETAN PAINTING ON DISPLAY
Mandarin/Nat
The world's largest Tibetan painting, or Tangka, is on display at the Beijing Museum of Chinese History.
Some four hundred artisans worked for four years to complete the painting which has won a place in the 'Guinness Book...
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WRAP Pro-Tibet protests; monks hold prayers; head shaving in Dharmsala
Dharmsala, India
1. Various of a Taiwanese tourist, Chung Hui Li having her head shaved
2. Mid of people looking
3. Wide of cameraman filming her having her head shaved
4. Close of her head while being shaved
5. Close-up of her face, as...
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USA: ARRIVAL OF CHINESE PREMIER ZHU RONGJI
Mandarin/Eng/Nat
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has arrived in Los Angeles on the first leg of a nine-day, six-city, tour of the United States.
He is due to meet President Bill Clinton on Thursday as part of a mission to smooth growing...
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Chinese ethnic group calls for intl support and boycott of Olympics
1. Wide of demo in front of Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
2. Mid of demonstrators chanting "Human rights for Uighurs" banner: (German) "Stop the persecution of Uighurs"
3. Close of two women chanting: (German) "Freedom"
4. Mid of...
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Exiled Tibetans protest against violence in Tibet
1. Wide of Chinese embassy, pan to Pro-Tibet demonstration
2. Close of photo of Dalai Lama
3. Mid of protesters holding Tibetan flags
4. Close of protester wrapped in white sheets
5. Mid of banner reading "China stop genocide in...
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WRAP IOC talks with China's Olympic Comm, IOC spox on security
1. President of Beijing Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG), Liu Qi, walking through hotel to meeting
2. Wide of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board and BOCOG meeting
3. President of IOC, Jacques Rogge...
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WRAP AP PIX Olympic flame arrives in Hong Kong, small protest
1. Human rights protesters marching with banner
2. Pan of protesters chanting slogans as they march
3. Police filming protesters
4. Over shoulder view of Hong Kong lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung walking and shouting at police up ahead
5....
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EXCLUSIVE Governmentfacility to Lhasa, Chinese police video
1. Various of foreign journalists at Lhasa airport
2. Police vehicles in convoy leaving Lhasa airport
3. Journalists on bus
4. Tracking shot along road to Lhasa past police checkpoint and security
5. Low shot of police car playing...
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Anti-China, pro-Tibet protests in Germany, India
New Delhi, India
1. Group of Tibetan protesters being rushing past police as they try to approach the Chinese Embassy complex
2. Tracking shot of Tibetan protesters running on the road
3. Various of scuffles between protesters and...
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National legislature''s annual session opens
1. Exterior of the Great Hall of People
2. Police officers marching
3. Pan of police patrolling on motorcycles
4. Sniffer dog check cars
5. Interior of conference hall where national session of Chinese People''s Political...
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Official Chinese New Year's celebrations
1. Monks playing instruments, celebrating Tibetan New Year at Yonghe temple in Beijing
2. Wide of monks in procession
3. Close of monks' feet
4. Wide of temple filled with smoke of burning incense
5. Various of monks performing...
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IOC bosses deny deal to curb internet use, form task force to unblock sites
1. Wide shot of interior main press centre, reporters working on laptops
2. Close up of BBC China Web site loading and opening, zoom out to wide
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Kevan Gosper, Chairman of Press Commission, International Olympic...
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Hundreds of Tibetan exiles protest visit of Chinese FM
1. Tibetan protesters marching in New Delhi
2. Mid of protesters marching and chanting slogans
3. Close of protester shouting slogans "Long Live Dalai Lama"
4. Wide of protesters carrying banner reading: (English) "Tibetans condemn the...
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NETHERLANDS: CHINA'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH WARREN CHRISTOPHER
Mandarin/Nat
China's foreign minister Qian Qichen has said his country is ready to work together with the United States to settle the question of Taiwan.
During a meeting with U-S Secretary Warren Christopher in the Hague, Friday, he...
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USA/UK: TIBETAN NATIONAL DAY PROTESTS (2)
English/Nat
Tibetans around the world have marked the 40th anniversary of their revolt against Chinese rule.
With Beijing still controlling Tibet, followers celebrated what they see as their country's National Day.
The Chinese...
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Tibetan exiles watch friendly match in protest against Beijing Olympics
1. Low angle of Tibetan flags
2. Supporter wearing white t-shirt waving flag
3. Close of T-shirt reading 'Bring Tibet to the 2008 games'
4. Wide of people sitting in front of huge Tibetan flag
5. Black armband being tied on supporter's...