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2008-03-17 China-Japan-Koreas

Tibetans Step Up Protests in China- Violence Underlines Beijing's Failure

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Posted by Icerigger 2008-03-17 06:40|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#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|| 2008-03-17 17:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Insight, not incite.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-03-17 17:31|| 2008-03-17 17:31|| Front Page Top

#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">Redneck Jim 2008-03-17 18:11|| 2008-03-17 18:11|| Front Page Top

#4 To Quote a famous post WW 2 radio message, "Shoot them down politely".

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-03-17 18:15|| 2008-03-17 18:15|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-17 19:18|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-17 20:12|| Front Page Top

#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">Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-17 20:45|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/] 2008-03-17 20:45|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2008-03-17 21:04|| Front Page Top

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