BEIJING (Reuters) - China marked the 40th anniversary of Tibet's "autonomy" on Thursday with a parade of goose-stepping soldiers and singing and dancing Tibetans as well as a pledge to maintain stability and its grip on power in the Himalayan region.
Critics say there is no real autonomy in Tibet, where Buddhist monks and nuns loyal to the region's exiled god-king, the Dalai Lama, have been jailed and sometimes tortured.
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