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| Tibetans Step Up Protests in China- Violence Underlines Beijing's Failure |
| 2008-03-17 |
| A wave of antigovernment protests by Tibetans is spreading and, fueled by rapid communications among the monasteries that serve as centers of Tibetan cultural and spiritual life, appears unlikely to subside soon. ALL EYES ON LHASA • Tibet and China: A History of Conflict • Protests Shut Down Tibet Tourism • Hu Jintao's Statements on Tibet • Interactive map: Central Lhasa • Photos: Tibet ProtestsThe tensions, which pose a challenge to China ahead of the Beijing Olympics, were on display in Xiahe, a small city wedged in a valley in the rugged Qilian mountains of northwestern China's Gansu province. Saturday, hundreds of Tibetan protesters pelted government offices and shops in Xiahe with stones. In a heavily Tibetan area of Sichuan province, in southwest China yesterday, Tibetans took to the streets in violent demonstrations and set fire to a police station. Residents there reported hearing gunfire. Hundreds of Buddhist monks also marched in another Gansu city Saturday, shouting pro-independence slogans and carrying Tibetan flags, witnesses said. |
| Posted by:Icerigger |
| #8 FOX NEWS > ENVIRO DESERTIFICATION = ARID DESERTS are spreading in China and getting ever closer to BEIJING, including as per the time for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. OTHER - IN GENERAL, DESERTIF IS STEADILY SPREADING IN CENTRAL ASIA [Russia, Muslim States], adding to already existent local troubles. NOT GOING TO GET EASIER FOR CHINA + CHIN COMMUNISM-SOCIALISM. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-03-17 21:04 |
| #7 "that will raise the price of occupation, and it will have no end in sight for the Chinese" What's the downside, 'moose? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-17 20:45 |
| #6 It is a demographic struggle. The Chinese way is to import so many Han Chinese that they strongly outnumber the locals. If the Tibetans can convince these civilians to bug out, it will defeat the program, and Tibet will return to a hostile occupation. In turn, that will raise the price of occupation, and it will have no end in sight for the Chinese. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-03-17 20:12 |
| #5 If I understand the Chinese plan it was to build a railroad (now finished) up to the Tibetan plataue and convince Chinese to move there thus dilluting the Tibetan ethnic dominance of the place. I also think the Olympics has something to do with the timing. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-03-17 19:18 |
| #4 To Quote a famous post WW 2 radio message, "Shoot them down politely". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-03-17 18:15 |
| #3 I'm getting the feeling the Tibetans have reached their "Enough is Enough" point, Pacifism doesn't work against guns and thugs, and they've finally gotten the message. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-03-17 18:11 |
| #2 Insight, not incite. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-03-17 17:31 |
| #1 Anybody have any incite? Tibetens have always been non-violent. This must be freaking the ChiComs out. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-03-17 17:30 |