Published by: World Tibet Network News Monday, January 19, 1998

RICHARD GERE A confluence of movies about Tibet brought actor Richard Gere's favorite cause to the fore in the U.S. As Hollywood's unofficial spokesman opposing Chinese domination of that land, Gere offered sound bites galore. Gere, 48, also got in a few digs at Beijing in his thriller Red Corner, the tale of a visiting American businessman who gets trapped and brutalized in the harsh Chinese justice system.