Editing Isolationism (section)

===Bhutan===
Before 1999, [[Bhutan]] had banned [[television]] and the [[Internet]] in order to preserve its culture, environment, and identity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bhutan/|website=CIA World Factbook|access-date=17 May 2017|title=South Asia :: Bhutan }}</ref> Eventually, [[Jigme Singye Wangchuck]] lifted the ban on television and the Internet. His son, [[Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck]], was elected Druk Gyalpo of Bhutan, which helped forge the [[Bhutanese democracy]]. [[Bhutan]] has subsequently undergone a transition from an [[absolute monarchy]] to a [[constitutional monarchy]] [[multi-party system|multi-party]] [[democracy]]. The development of ''Bhutanese democracy'' has been marked by the active encouragement and participation of the reigning [[Druk Gyalpo|Bhutanese monarchs]] since the 1950s, beginning with legal reforms, and culminating in the enactment of [[Constitution of Bhutan|Bhutan's Constitution]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.insidebayarea.com/bhutan/ci_15906144 |title=Reporter's Notebook from Bhutan: Crashing the Lost Horizon |first=Matt |last=O'Brien |publisher=Contra Costa Times |date=2010-08-29 |website=Inside Bay Area |access-date=2011-09-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323203117/http://www.insidebayarea.com/bhutan/ci_15906144 |archive-date= Mar 23, 2012 }}</ref>

[[Tourism in Bhutan]] was prohibited until 1974. Since then, the country has allowed foreigners to visit, but has tightly controlled tourism in an effort to preserve its natural and cultural heritage. {{As of|2022|post=,}} tourists must pay a $200 per day fee on top of other travel expenses such as meals and accommodation. Prior to 2022, visitors were not allowed to travel independently and had to be accompanied by a [[tour guide]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yeginsu |first=Ceylan |date=2022-07-05 |title=Famous for Happiness, and Limits on Tourism, Bhutan Will Triple Fees to Visit |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/travel/bhutan-tourism.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2023-02-18 |issn=0362-4331 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230218233052/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/05/travel/bhutan-tourism.html |archive-date=2023-02-18  }}</ref> {{as of|2021|post=,}} Bhutan does not maintain formal [[foreign relations of Bhutan|foreign relations]] with any of the five [[permanent members of the UN Security Council]], notably including [[China]], its neighbor to the north with which it has a [[Bhutan–China relations|historically tense relationship]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chaudhury|first=Dipanjan Roy|title=Bhutan doesn't have diplomatic ties with any of the 5 UNSC permanent members|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bhutan-doesnt-have-diplomatic-ties-with-any-of-the-5-unsc-permanent-members/articleshow/59601903.cms?from=mdr|access-date=19 October 2021}}</ref>