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	Persuading the Chinese government to allow the Dalai Lama to visit China
	Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics to highlight China’s human rights abuses
	Lobbying the Australian government to facilitate negotiations between the Dalai Lama and China
	Addressing the plight of political prisoners in Tibet

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Area: 2.5 million square kilometres
Capital: Lhasa
Ethnically Tibetan Areas: U-Tsang (Central Tibet) Amdo (N.E. Tibet), Kham (S.E. Tibet)
Language: Tibetan (of the Tibeto-Burmese language family). Since the Chinese occupation in 1959, the official language is Chinese.
Average Altitude: 14,000 Feet

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Australia Tibet Council (ATC) works to promote the human rights and democratic freedoms of the Tibetan people. ATC is an independent, non-profit Australian organisation funded solely by members and supporters.

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