‘Tibet is sovereign issue for China to deal with’
ShareThe Tories are getting more cautious in pointing fingers at China’s human rights, despite 2009 is the 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama’s escape from Lhasa. In an interview with Ming Pao, International Trade Minister Stockwell Day gave an identical answer despite asked repeatedly on what’s our government stance on Tibet. (NOTE: I’m only translating a few lines here. For the full story in Chinese, please check the Ming... [Read More...]
On Tibetan New Year
ShareLooks like the feds are trying very hard to balance (my memory tells me there has never been a statement on Losar issued by an immigration minister… but I might be wrong): Minister Kenney Issues Statement Recognizing Losar OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Feb. 25, 2009) – The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, issued the following statement recognizing Losar, the Tibetan New... [Read More...]
Sharon Stone’s own bad karma
ShareUnfortunately, Sharon Stone is not the only one in the West who believes in this karma theory…such as here. As I said before, I believe the “China is evil” concept has long become subconscious in many westerners’ minds that clouds their otherwise objectivity. Forbes – Ooh la la. In one horrifying moment on the red carpet, Sharon Stone has shown the world what a gamble fashion labels can take when they plaster a famous... [Read More...]
China ‘deserves’ the earthquake, high death toll?
ShareWhile China has won much sympathy from the world and score some points in its PR over the Sichuan earthquake, some comments from the west still prefer to point the fingers towards the Chinese government. For instance, Simon Elegant of the Time magazine blog wrote in his blog about the first day of national mourning has attracted fierce criticism: As I write, (14.28) it is exactly a week since the earthquake. China’s State Council has mandated... [Read More...]
To the western media: why offended?
ShareHi guys, I’m back from my vacation. Time to start blahing again :) I know this sounds a little off now but since I’ve already written it, I’d love to post it here too. After my interview with the Macleans on the subject of Tibet was published in April, I received, through friends, questions from a columnist of a local newspaper. I replied him with a long email on April 19, as follows. —————— From... [Read More...]
Blogger has to defend himself on first Lhasa reports, photos
ShareKadfly, the American blogger who happened to be in Lhasa when the riots broke out in March and who shot all the important photos of the riots which were then used by Reuters, NYT etc, has been under attack for b×××sh*ting for not standing on the side of Tibetans. He was also accused by some messages left on his blog that question if he was an agent for the Chinese government. He recently defended himself in a post: (on the video) The man initially... [Read More...]
China blamed for master-minding patriotic protests
ShareThe Times of India published an editorial title “Counter View: Chinese have a right to protest“. Quite interesting. ….Although the protests may be stage-managed, as some have suggested, there is every indication that the depth of nationalistic fervour in China has taken even the government by surprise. Restraint is being urged at every step, though the government has stopped short of outright condemnation. In any case, these... [Read More...]
Mind it: it’s propaganda from BOTH sides
ShareDaily Kos wrote an in-depth investigation into how the US and Tibetans might have successfully hammered out a propaganda. Please read the article in full here. Really worth reading, no matter which side you’re on. (Thx David in Niagara Falls for the link) The propaganda war is on and there are two sides to this coin. Point in fact for the purpose of this discussion: The Chinese media is controlled by the communist government. No question.... [Read More...]
Messing Torch Run plan starts in May 2007!
ShareGerman-Foreign-Policy.com also published a shocking article detailing backroom events leading up to the Lhasa uprising and recent Olympic torch run disruption. I begin to believe that there may be some credits in China’s claims that the uprising and torch run mess are orchestrated by the “Dalai Clique”. After all, if things covered in this article are true, the Chinese Communists aren’t that evil. BTW, the Globe and Mail... [Read More...]
Anti-Free-Tibet opinions are not tolerated in the West: German experts
ShareGerman-Foreign-Policy.com, an independent online publication by journalists and social scientists, reveals in an article how the US and Germany have cooperated in using Tibet to weaken and destabilize China, a rising power deemed a threat to the West. This article tells us how the whole “Free Tibet” movement was created in and manipulated by the US-Germany axis. Not least among the consequences, the Tibet campaign is also stimulating... [Read More...]
