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The Olympic torch relay was supposed to be a victory lap, showcasing China's peaceful emergence on the world stage. Instead, it has become a public relations disaster for the government, pitting protesters critical of Beijing's human rights record against China's loyal citizens.

San Francisco is bracing for big protests from Tibetan activists as the city hosts the Olympic torch relay Wednesday. Security is being tightened for the flame's only U.S. appearance following turmoil during stops this week in London and Paris directed at Olympic host China.

China's power is growing in its own backyard of Southeast Asia, even in countries that were once firmly anti-communist. Through transportation projects, cheap goods and cultural centers, China is using its influence to try to make friends throughout the region.

Much of the past month's protest over Tibet has taken place outside of Tibet. Roughly half of ethnic Tibetans live outside the legal boundaries of the region that carries their name. And those Tibetans have added to the complexity of the protests against China's government.

A lockdown following anti-government protests in Tibet spreads to other Chinese provinces, where monks say they are confined to monasteries and forced to denounce the Dalai Lama. The unrest has undermined Beijing's ideal of ethnic harmony.

A series of peaceful protests by Tibetan monks earlier this month erupted into violent clashes with Chinese security forces. Christian Science Monitor reporter Peter Ford and Robert Barnett, a lecturer in Modern Tibetan studies at Columbia University, weigh in on the conflict.

Republicans in the California Assembly are pushing a package of nearly two dozen bills they say will help California secure its border.

Kenya is getting back to business after two months of ethnic bloodletting kicked off by a contested presidential election. While the political combatants have figured out a way to work together, Kenyans are struggling to put the internecine clashes behind them.

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Residents of Litang — which is 90 percent ethnically Tibetan — are living in fear of the government's tightening control as shops are closed and the use of cars is banned. Simon Elegant, Beijing Bureau Chief for Time magazine talks with Robert Siegel.