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Washington PostBEIJING, Jan. 28 -- Chinese authorities carrying out a winter "strike hard" campaign in Lhasa have raided thousands of homes and businesses, run checks on 5,766 suspects and
detained at least 81 people, including two for having reactionary music on their cellphones, according to press reports.
The official Tibetan Daily, in a Sunday report, and the Lhasa Evening News last week said the campaign targets criminal activity such as burglary, prostitution and theft and is needed to uphold the city's social order.
But experts and activists who support greater autonomy for Tibet said the motive behind the campaign, which began Jan. 18, is to detain those involved in last spring's riots and warn off others who support Tibetan independence.
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