China tightens Tibetan border security to combat 'separatism'

China has tightened security regulations in Tibet's border region to battle the risks of terrorism and 'separatism', the state-owned Global Times said. The move follows a call by China early in December for southwestern neighbour India to avoid complicating a simmering dispute over a visit by a senior exiled Tibetan religious leader to a border region. Beijing views exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist.