When will China let us share the culture of Tibet?

THE Irish Examiner of March 31 carried a very appealing picture of a small Chinese girl in a red hat accompanied by an announcement that the Government is to spend €3m on a cultural exchange with China.

Such openness by China, once so isolated and threatening to the rest of the world, is excellent news.

It is reassuring also that the Chinese people have managed to retain their ancient traditions of music and drama after decades of cultural 'cleansing' of the old ways.