Tibet Repression Shadows Mayor’s China Trip

By Guest Column Jason Loftus and Joan Delaney —— Bio and Archives April 10, 2008

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When Toronto Mayor David Miller departs for China next weekend, he's likely to be joined by a prominent supporter of the Chinese regime's crackdown in Tibet.

A spokesperson for the mayor said Wednesday he expects Mr. Miller to be joined on the business mission by Ping Tan, a Toronto lawyer and businessman. The two were pictured together in Chinese-language press announcing the trip on March 20. A statement sent last week to Chinese-language media from Tan's Toronto law office, Tan & Associates, hailed the regime's response to the recent unrest in Tibet. Full story: