From PRI, Public Radio International and KCRW Santa Monica, this is To the Point.

China, Tibet, and the Summer Olympics.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

China is pouring troops into Tibet, where violent protests have led to deaths, injuries, and widespread

property damage. The exiled Dalai Lama has threatened to step down if the violence continues

and repeated his offer to speak with Chinese leaders who blame him for starting it all.

Condoleezza Rice has urged restraint and dialogue,

but President Bush still plans to attend the Beijing Olympics.

On to the point, the games are providing an international forum

for ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes.

What's at stake for China?

Will Tibet see any change?

On reporter's notebook later on, presidential candidates

and passport files. First, here's the news. Support for To the Point comes from subscribers of KCRW

Santa Monica and from the Public Radio International Program Fund, whose contributors include the Ford

Foundation and the John D. and

Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. The Olympic Games are providing an international

forum for Tibetan grievances against Chinese rule. On To the Point, during a week of violent

protest, China has cracked down. What's the international reaction? Are the games at risk? Will the incident make

life better or worse in Tibet? On reporter's notebook, state department contractors have been fired

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