This Travel Alert is being issued to update

U.S. citizens to safety and security concerns in

China ’s Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) as well as the neighboring provinces of

Yunnan,

Sichuan,

Gansu and

Qinghai .  American citizens in

Tibet, especially in

Lhasa , are advised to avoid areas where demonstrations are taking place.  American citizens should defer travel to

Tibet at this time.  This supersedes the Travel Alert for

China dated March 15, 2008 and expires on April 21, 2008