; (B) such permission has only rarely been granted; and (C) although the 2008 rules allow journalists to travel freely in other parts of China, Tibetan areas outside such Region remain effectively off-limits to foreign reporters . (15) The Department of State reports that in addition to having to obtain permission to enter the Tibet Autonomous Region, foreign tourists— (A) must be accompanied at all times by a government-designated tour guide; (B) are rarely granted permission to enter the region by road; (C) are largely barred from visiting around the March anniversary of a 1959 Tibetan uprising