Regret the Error

The article “Fanning Flames: There is much at stake for Beijing, as Tibetan groups fighting for autonomy have been linked to US funding”, written by Ching Cheong and published in the South China Morning Post on April 24, 2008, incorrectly referred to the Trace Foundation as having ties to the United States Department of State and working with the United States government to incite protests on Tibet to embarrass Beijing. The Post is given to understand that the source for Mr Cheong’s article, F. William Engdahl, has retracted his article “Why Washington Plays ‘Tibet Roulette’ with China” and stated that it contained incorrect and inaccurate statements regarding the activities of the Trace Foundation. The Trace Foundation informed the South China Morning Post that it is an independent organisation which receives no suppport from the United States government or any other agency and has no political or religious agenda or affiliations.