China's ambassador to London may pull out of the Olympic torch relay

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Source: AP

Ambassador Fu Ying had been due to be one of the 80 people carrying the Olympic flame across the British capital on Sunday, and her participation had drawn the ire of pro-Tibet groups angry at China's clampdown on protesters there.

The British Broadcasting Corp. said Ying had already pulled out, but the Chinese Embassy said only that she was weighing her options.


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Protests are planned in London, and police said they were deploying about 2,000 officers to guard the torch as it makes its way along its 31 mile- (50 kilometer-) route.

The Free Tibet Campaign, one of the groups planning to demonstrate Sunday, said it welcomed news that the Chinese ambassador was considering staying out of the ceremony.

«Clearly it shows that China, for the first time in a long time, is on the defensive about Tibet,» Free Tibet spokesman Matt Whitticase said.


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1. That Dalai Lama

stirring up trouble all over the globe.