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"India rejected Chinese demands that the torch route be clear of India's 150,000-strong Tibetan exile community, by which they required a ban on congregation near the curtailed 3 km route. In response Indian officials said India was a democracy, and "a wholesale ban on protests was out of the question". Contradicting some other reports, Indian officials also refused permission to the "Olympic Holy Flame Protection Unit". The combined effect is a "rapid deterioration" of relations between India and China. Meanwhile, the Tibetan government in exile, which is based in India, has stated that it did not support the disruption of the Olympic torch relay.",

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Question: What did Chinese demands lead to?
"rapid deterioration" of relations between India and China
The passage states that Chinese demands led to a "rapid deterioration" in relations between India and China, so the answer is "rapid deterioration" of relations between India and China..