RONGBUK MONASTERY —

A team of Chinese climbers succeeded in carrying the Olympic torch to the top of Mt. Everest on Thursday. Live television footage showed the team holding up a specially designed torch along with Chinese and Olympic flags Thursday on the 8,848-meter peak. ‘‘Long live Beijing!’’ shouted one climber, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency.

The Olympic torch has traveled through 20 countries since the beginning of the relay in late March amid a series of pro-Tibetan demonstrations. It began the mainland China leg of the relay Sunday in the southern province of Hainan, following the torch run in the Chinese territories of Hong Kong and Macao. The torch will travel through more than 100 cities and regions in the Chinese mainland before arriving in Beijing on Aug 6.

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5 Comments

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  some14some at 02:44 PM JST - 8th May

  Live Telecast of Jubilant Celebration on Mount Everest...by CCTV. Good Luck and Best Wishes to all Olympics fans!

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  Hughgarse at 04:47 PM JST - 8th May

  fair play to them.

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  soothsayer at 07:12 PM JST - 8th May

  Olympic torch = Tibet! Let freedom ring from the highest peak!

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  Triple888 at 09:26 PM JST - 8th May

  Seems to be very symbolic. "China on top of the world!"

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  OssanULTRA at 06:29 AM JST - 9th May

  I wonder if anyone has noticed that apart from the bid woopee doo on Chinese state run TV........nobody cares.

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