ABC News (Australia) published this video item, entitled “China furious after NBA player expresses public support for Tibet | The World” – below is their description.
NBA Celtics games have been pulled from the Chinese internet, after centre player Enes Kanter wore shoes emblazoned with the phrase “Free Tibet” during the game against the New York Knicks on Wednesday.
The NBA star has also seen his name blocked on the Weibo messaging platform – after he criticised Chinese President Xi Jinping, and China’s treatment of Tibet. Senior Producer with ABC Chinese, Jason Fang, says the stunt has angered Beijing.
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In This Story: Tibet
Tibet is a region in East Asia covering much of the Tibetan Plateau spanning about 2,500,000 km2. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Tamang, Qiang, Sherpa and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people.
Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of 4,380 m (14,000 ft). Located in the Himalayas, the highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth’s highest mountain, rising 8,848.86 m (29,032 ft) above sea level.
The Tibetan Empire emerged in the 7th century. At its height in the 9th century, the Tibetan Empire extended far beyond the Tibetan Plateau, from Central Asian’s Tarim Basin and the Pamirs in the west to Yunnan and Bengal in the southeast.
The region declared its independence in 1913 and maintained its autonomy until 1951. Today, China governs western and central Tibet as the Tibet Autonomous Region while the eastern areas are now mostly ethnic autonomous prefectures within Sichuan, Qinghai and other neighbouring provinces.
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