EU parliament condemns Chinese "brutal repression" in Tibet
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Apr 10, 2008, 15:21 GMT
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To most Americans, the Dalai Lama is a Buddhist monk who has been driven out of Tibet by the atheist Communist Party in China. Although he is injecting politics into Olympics, we decide to cut him a break.
Here are some facts to consider, because we have other values besides rooting for the underdog – if indeed the Dalai Lama is an underdog.
To Americans, Buddhism connotes a religion so spiritual that it tries to cleanse love in order to avoid being possessive. To the contrary, Tibetan Buddhism is a theocracy. Dalai Lama is supreme in both temporal and spiritual matters. That is, he was the ruler of Tibet, ruling over a serf society that had slaves.
To Americans, a monk conjures the image of a person living in harsh conditions while serving the poor and weak. Tibetan monks made up the privileged ruling class that lives on the backs of the serfs. So when they led protests, they could be looking to return to their old glory.
There are two Lamas in Tibetan Buddhism – Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. Panchen Lama is also supreme in spiritual matters. China has always recognized Panchen Lama, though some claimed the selection of Panchen was manipulated by China.
So is Dalai Lama motivated by restoring Tibetan culture or his power? I’d say it’s primarily power, but perhaps both. So don’t blindly take his side.
Uninformed positions and erroneous perceptions will weaken the democratic movement in China and strengthen Chinese people’s suspicion of the Western world.
'The parliament has no decisive influence on EU foreign policy. But the resolution was nevertheless seen as exerting strong pressure on EU governments to take a tougher line towards China.'
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Good call. I'm boycotting the Olympics this year as well. All that pollution and repression in China being celebrated on the international stage, what a shame. China lies to and kills its own people, acting as, essentially, the perfect Orwellian society. Surely nobody deserves the Olympics more than China. When the next Hitler comes to power, we should hand him the torch as well, to celebrate his ascension.
The 'Tibet was theocracy' argument carries little meaning. So were other countries. So what?
China has, throughout its history, been an autocracy ruled by an Emperor. And under the current communist regime, China is the worst exampe of a savage imperialist and dictatorial regime of a meritocracy (the Chinese Communist Party clique) and serfs (the rest of the Chinese People). Is that better than what Tibet was?
Anyways what Tibet was does not matter anyways to you, the Chinese. Tibet was an independent country. China occupied it illegally, period. Don't give me the argument that China had a claim through the Yuan dynasty. The Yuan dynasty was Mongols that occupied China and Tibet. After that dynasty, the Emperors conferred titles on the Dalai Lama and there was a patron-priest relationship between the Emperor and the Dalai Lama. The Emperor also conferred titles on Vietnamese, Korean and other princes. So, do Vietnam and Korea 'belong to China' by that claim? Stop twisting history!
Finally, Tibet belongs to the Tibetans. China has to go.
Obviously, EU Parliament's resolution is based on a double standard.
Is there anyone see any Chinese Police being violate to any Tibetans before 3/14? Is there anyone who can show any evidence to prove that Chinese police 'brutal repression' crackdown on Tibetan protests in last month? No, not at all!
All the evidences prove that the protest activities in Lhasa and other places are never 'peaceful demonstration'. No one saw any democratic pledges before and during the violation on 3/14. Instead of peaceful demonstration, the so called 'protests' robbed and burned lots of stores, banks and even a school, smashed and burned vehicles, attached lots of innocent people and killed 22 persons. It is the responsibility of Chinese local police to put off the violation by force, as many western governments did very often. Even the Dalai Lama said if the violence didn't stop, he would prefer resign.
However, what have we seen these days? Still so many violations happened with the protest demonstrations against Olympic Touch Relay in Paris, London and San Francisco. Dozens of violate protests were arrested.
EU's resolution passed a wrong information that all those violations are supported by EU. It is not acceptable.
Over the last 60 years over 1.2 million Tibetans have been massacred in cold blood by the Chinese military. Why has the world remained silent?
China's human rights abuses are 'staggering': the detention of hundreds of thousands of people, including political activists, for 'reeducation' programs, and forced labor camps; and the liberal use of the death penalty in China -- including for political prisoners -- which makes China the site of 8 of every 10 government administered executions carried out in the world!
It is clear that the Communists can't be trusted at all and they have a bag full of tricks to fool not only Tibetans but the people of China with a state-controlled press. The solution is a free Tibet. There is no doubt that a sovereign Tibet would be a savior state not only for Tibetans but for all ethnic groups of China who have nowhere to go if they disagree with the CCP. A free Tibet would be such a free democratic heaven and haven.
Who did tell you that 'Over the last 60 years over 1.2 million Tibetans have been massacred'?
The total population in Tibet is about 2 millions only.
hey china, let tibet go.
Some here said 'Tibet was an independent country. China occupied it illegally, period.' It looks as if he knew the Chinese/Tibetan history quite well. But he is totally wrong. Before Yuan dynasty, there were just a few Tibetan tribes only. Have you ever heard of a Tibetan King or a Tibetan Emperor? Never! The Yuan Emperor Genghis Khan conquered the Tibetan area and made it as a part of China. Tibetan has never be separated from China ever since then. However, Vietnam and Korea are quite different stories. They have nothing to do with Tibet.
Please do not fool people!
hey let America go let Australia go let New Zeland go
whites let half of the earth go. plz
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LeeApr 10th, 2008 - 17:05:39
China has every right to protect its citizens from rioters who damage property and murder innocent civilians. Police had to arrest some people during the protests in London and Paris. Why are those acts by Western police not considered 'brutal repression'?
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