Crackdown in Tibet
( e/ R7 \' E1 @0 z' k4 H) yChinese troops are pouring into Lhasa, the Tibetan capital, and an ultimatum for instigators of last week's riots to surrender to Chinese authorities has been issued. Meanwhile, protests against Chinese rule in Tibet have spread to other provinces bordering the Himalayan region.( e5 m) _+ B% K. { h! U
"The Chinese government will unwaveringly protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity," spokesman Liu Jianchao said at a news conference yesterday in Beijing.
& x: ` |1 F. ^& KWhat do you think about the Chinese response to anti-government protests in Tibet? Do you think the violence will affect Beijing as the host of the Olympics this summer?& W% i/ X, ?8 B0 X2 N# f
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James Covey - Dartmouth
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/ e1 N( t% g% c+ y$ r s% WI think Stephen Brunt pretty much nailed it in the Globe & Mail: " Y: G+ [; H# b
9 v4 ^8 E. }9 n) E% r6 x1 U! @"The only remaining question is whether the Olympic corporate sponsors will tolerate a little blood on their hands in order to make inroads into the booming Chinese market.) ]" H, Y+ ^( V2 n3 Q9 ?# @( J
, l G& C9 h; v; O, E0 \You can guess what the answer might be.
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That's not part of Pierre de Coubertin's better world, but of the world in which his brainchild does business."
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8 _: \/ d1 x2 w; y! OI find it distressing that Canada, like Europe, is coming out and ruling out a boycott before we even see just how brutally far China might go to stamp out protest in the Olympic lead-up. Are we betting that they won't go much further than they already have? Seems like an unsafe wager to me.
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Marla Cranston - Purcell's Cove$ ^& T9 ~7 |0 W
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March 18, 2008 09:36 (Atlantic) & L, A* b- d, [
An Olympic boycott will only serve to build a bigger wall between China and the democratic world. We can't afford that, given its role as the planet's new economic powerhouse. We need China's cooperation at the international table, especially in grappling with global environmental challenges. The best way to help its rulers develop an appreciation and respect for other cultures is to make sure the Olympics proceed! The Games will do more to move things forward for human rights and diversity in China than any boycott could ever accomplish.
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Angela Sproul - Halifax
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2 ?7 \; O4 B! D L9 m/ zMarch 18, 2008 09:41 (Atlantic) 0 G: H' Q7 }1 ` m, D; a) i" q
What is more important, sports or human rights?0 |4 ?% q; `% T2 L9 M+ i0 e/ s8 s+ Q
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Greg Vidito* q; E* ^1 A3 {( U, {' }
Facilities Management
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1 H, E5 z' K' k+ ?( Z( GWe have the United Nations to bring forward these problems and try to resolve them peacefully.. H, c, W$ y. k$ `
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The Olympics should be maintained as a venue for the very best of us to come together in friendly competition.
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5 F" C: b2 h8 XWe need one place in this world that isn't corrupted by the very worst of our human faults.
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John Lovas - Halifax: G8 y g3 G$ z& {4 Y7 R
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March 18, 2008 10:00 (Atlantic)
# S9 F$ J6 F7 G( @8 eI hope the Chinese rediscover and start to live according to their own fine ancient culture and learn to respect and live in harmony with their neighbour Tibet, which has an equally fine ancient culture.
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2 ?+ V: i( }8 I2 y) e2 w5 c$upport what you believe in - "Think Global, Buy Local"!( k$ B* c6 _& n9 e
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Bruce Bottomley - Halifax
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$ L% S. o" A1 v# s) [ mAlthough I am no fan of the Olympic committee, I fail to see what a boycott would accomplish. I think the threat of action is positive in that the whole world needs to be educated on how both the Tibetan and Chinese people perceive human rights, culture and territory. I doubt the media will be able to shed any light to further our understanding and we will fail to see the truth which lays between the lines and commercial breaks.. x6 @% p: I; C+ p. U) w$ H. @
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The greatest irony I feel is where we Canadians find ourselves after boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics...# O: \4 w9 j" P( C/ V
4 b' ?: O" e0 \/ @4 \Dewey Devon - Halifax
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8 d( S/ I# _1 J# `5 g- ~# n& E* SIf you know nothing about Tibet and China, you may want to look at this video on youtube, which called "Tibet WAS,IS,and ALWAYS WILL BE a part of China"
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1 `! Y& H4 H! b4 @5 K$ sPlease take a serious look at and ponder those comments on Youtube, as well as majority of Western watchword. Talking about "Human Rights in China"? "Boycott China Olympic"? "Unsafe red threat from China"? "Free Tibet"? "Free Taiwan Province"? Why people with little slanderous gossip or even no knowledge, understanding and sympathy on anciet Chinese culture and their national humiliation, start forcing so-called western norms and rules on fast east brothers even trying hard to depart their own motherland? ' s8 }* O2 O. R" [
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===>To John Lovas: ' v) u9 g# U% j) n0 P) A- i
"I hope the Chinese rediscover and start to live according to their own fine ancient culture and learn to respect and live in harmony with their neighbour Tibet, which has an equally fine ancient culture."9 L8 S6 d" m5 j
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I disagree with you. Have you ever read or study a tiny little bit on Chinese History or even Tibet History? If your answer is no, please take back your comments. Next time, you may AT LEAST "GOOGLE" something before you type a single word.
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[1]. In 1653, Qing Emperor offically gave the title Dalai to the head of Gelug Schools of Buddhism in Tibet. Since then any reincarnation aka successor of Dalai has to be approved and confirmed by Chinese central government.
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[2]. In 1954 current Dalai Lama became Deputy Chairman of the Standing Committe of the National People's Congress aka the parliment of PRC. SO, if Tibet had been an independent country then, how came a "foreigner" like Dalai could hold such an important position in the parliment of PRC? + y; Y9 A7 f% @5 k/ r( }
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[3]. Read "Friendly Feudalism: The Tibet Myth" by Michael Parenti 7 N$ Q4 F" t, Q% s' n8 p
( `2 k: Y) a3 t9 q[4]. Read "How China Got Religion” By SLAVOJ ZIZEK"
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[5]. and more and more....
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Tian Bu - Beijing, China
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It's good to see there are lots of people cares about other people's life. - |2 [. z; H1 t/ j o' w
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But it's funny to see the above comments, because these kindheart people always simplely believe what they heard from other people said (basically their media news paper,and the journalist never been to China before). I don't understand why someone have the confidence to jump out and judge something they even don't know anything about it?' t. ^- ]* q! d: D3 V4 m
6 O/ |; P- R% O! Y2 I4 W, v3 oI was born in China, lived there more than 20 years, I would like to tell you all, Tibet is always a part of China,Yes,it is! Doesn't matter you like or not. Chinese government was taking a long long time and input a lot of money to help the region develop their economy, education and so on.Why? Because it's part of China, We Care About Our People!
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Could you please do some research before repeat someone's untrue saying? Because what you have said just hurt the people love their country and know the truth.
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There is a video in Youtube, name Tibet WAS,IS, and ALWAYS WILL BE a part of China. You Can search that. I know you may not like reading, so take your time to watch the video, and you may know something you never know before.
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Last, I want to say Chinese are friendly to people from all over the world. If you REALLY interested in its history or culture, education, politic attitude,etc. I don't mind to spend my time to tell you. , f" Q9 V7 `3 I& M3 N: Q. S
, \9 `5 v4 G: t9 o( uThis Tibet event was made by someone do not want China to host the olympic game, they just afraid of other country develops fast and leave them behind. That's what we should against about.
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Do not let those untrue saying blind your eyes, and finally become those people's tongue!
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Sun - halifax
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March 18, 2008 12:55 (Atlantic) 2 R) F A1 B+ W. x3 }: [
are they really "peaceful" protesters?' U) Z( U& c' ]
I really doubt that.. Did u see any "peaceful" protesters burned cars and killed innocent people on the street? 13 people got killed by these madmans, more than 300 building had been burned... One of my friends, he has local business in Lhasa, and his store had been destoryed too.The lucky thing is that he is not injured. By the way, he is a Tibetan...
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( o/ J4 h! w4 l/ F4 |Go to Tibet if you can,talk to the local people living there, compare it with 50 years ago, you will find the big difference between today and past.7 T8 D6 y5 {% i. `6 H" ]
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Before you make a comment here, please check the Tibet history. It was, is and always be the part of China. Nobody can seperate it from China.
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5 a8 h$ {# U5 |* }. q8 T+ \8 RDon't use canadian "human rights" to judege the thing happened in China, don't misleaded by CNN or BBC. america is not really care about tibetan, those politic ppl just don't want to see a stronger China..
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guys, come to boycott Olympics.. who cares....
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Helen Cruickshanks - Halifax- [1 R$ [& x0 K# ?' } Q: t/ n
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Yes, I think there should be a boycott on the Olympic Games being held in Beijing. Why would anyone want to support an Olympic Games in a country where they have no respect for human rights!!! The Olympics brings people together from countries all over the world in peace." R2 G6 w% n: ], [
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Scott Hall - Halifax
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March 18, 2008 14:08 (Atlantic)
% P# U% O% K$ |5 a [Yes, the Olympics in Beijing should be boycotted, the Chinese government is the worst of the worst.. I find it appalling that we pick and choose the evils of the world based on what they do for us. The USA launched a illegal war in Iraq under the guise of removing the dictatorship and installing democracy and they do so by borrowing 70 trillion greenbacks from china, strengthening the already powerful, Anti-democratic military government there, all because North America, with its fiat money, would fall to pieces without the second largest exporter in the world.. the only thing that matters to the powers that be is economy, human rights is a very distant agenda, and china is a human rights nightmare.
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' @4 \% D9 j G. D# uthanks for listening.+ N, F* f# W4 \
Scott.
