Dear Students for a Free Tibet UK supporter,

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin, Chairman of the ChinesePeople's Political Consultative Conference is due to make his official 'goodwill visits' to Europe including Britain. Mr Jia is the fourth-ranking member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, and a former Mayor of Beijing. During his time as leader of the city, he was instrumental in bringing the 2008 Olympic Games to the Chinese capital.

On Tuesday 24th October 2006, the China-Britain Business Council will host a lunch in honour of Mr Jia Qinglin, at Royal Garden Hotel. The lunch will provide guests with the opportunity to hear Mr Jia give a keynote speech.

Tibetans and their supporters will be staging a demonstration during his visit to London to protest against China's ongoing occupation of Tibet. SFT UK is calling on the British business community to make measurable improvements in human rights a precondition to trade with China.

Last week, according to a Chinese government report
(http://english.gov.cn/2006-10/10/content_409343.htm), Jia addressed a Chinese “Forum on Tibetan Culture” to stress the importance of the cultural preservation of Tibet. He misses the point. It is not the role of
the bureaucrats of Beijing to preserve Tibetan culture. The Tibetan people can look after their own culture, in a free Tibet.

We’ll see you in the street!

When : 11:30 am - 4pm, Tuesday, 24th October 2006
Where : Outside the Royal Garden Hotel, 2-24 Kensington High St, W8
4PT
Map : http://tinyurl.com/yxnnrm

In peace,
Students for a Free Tibet, UK.