Freelance journalist Ron Gluckman was recently in Tibet and spoke to several Internet cafe managers who are involved in the risky business of providing bandwith to the locals.

“Because of the Internet, we in Tibet aren’t isolated from the rest of the world. That’s been our fate for centuries, and was one reason China could take over,” said the manager of one Internet cafe in the capital of Lhasa. “This has totally turned things around for Tibet. Before, nobody knew about us or cared. Now, we’re connected, free.”

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