{"id":70069,"date":"2017-01-16T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1:10081\/?p=70069 "},"modified":"2017-01-16T17:09:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T17:09:00","slug":"70069-revision-v1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minzhuzhongguo.org\/?p=70069","title":{"rendered":"Tibet activists arrested in Switzerland protest during Xi visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">16 January 2017<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p><div>&nbsp;<\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mzzg.org\/UploadCenter\/ArticlePics\/2017\/2\/2017116_93581117_4b05541f-a5b2-45c1-b26d-44544c91481b.jpg\" alt=\"2017116_93581117_4b05541f-a5b2-45c1-b26d-44544c91481b.jpg (660&#215;439)\" \/><br \/><div>&nbsp;<\/div>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Authorities said the protest was mostly peaceful<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Swiss police have arrested 32 pro-Tibet activists who were protesting against a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The group, made up of Tibetans and Swiss nationals, were detained on Sunday for flouting restrictions set up by police in the capital, Bern.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">One man was also prevented from setting himself on fire, said police.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Mr Xi is in Switzerland for a state visit ahead of the World Economic Forum which begins in Davos on Tuesday, a first for a Chinese president.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Why is China&#8217;s leader going to Davos?<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Sunday&#8217;s protest had taken place in Bern&#8217;s centre and was scheduled by police to end at noon, before Mr Xi&#8217;s visit.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">City authorities said the demonstration mostly proceeded peacefully but a number of participants had continued to protest past the deadline, refused identity checks, and caused other disruptions.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Police spokesman Christoph Gnaegi told the Associated Press that those arrested were later released.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Doctors had taken care of the man who had tried to set himself on fire.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The demonstration attracted between 700 and 800 protesters, organisers said.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">China<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">&#8216;s policies in Tibet have frequently prompted overseas protests by Tibetans calling for freedom from China and acceptance of their spiritual leader-in-exile the Dalai Lama.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In 1999, a similar pro-Tibet protest took place during a visit by China&#8217;s then-president Jiang Zemin, who was said to be angered when demonstrators threw eggs at the Chinese delegation.<\/span><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><br \/><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-38633256\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">For detail please visit here<\/span><\/a><\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;The group, made up of Tibetans and Swiss nationals, were detained on Sunday for flouting restrictions set up by police in the capital, Bern.One man was also prevented from setting himself on fire, said 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