" we know there were restrictions on video devices and radio , but we ' re now told even pre - recorded radio material on non - controversial material would not be forbidden , " said bbc reporter chuck haviland on the incident . this move comes after an american was taken off the mountain after being found with a tibetan flag . these are not permitted on the tibetan side of the mountain . a nepali man aimed to promote the new law . " we are doing this for our ally china , " he said .
Charles Haviland is an American citizen.