An Objective Look at Sino-Tibetan History
Filed Under Tibet, China | Posted on April 18, 2008
The Chinese position is, “Tibet has been a part of China for 1000 years.” The Tibetan position is, “Tibet was never a part of China until the Maoist invasion.” It seems the truth lies somewhere in between those two extremes.
Thanks to TIBETSPACE for posting links to the following articles, which […]
Tibet-China-Olympics Update: April 18, 2008
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China | Posted on April 18, 2008
Japanese Buddhist temple withdrawn from Olympic torch route
(via Tricycle Blog)
A famous Buddhist temple in Japan has been withdrawn from the Olympic flame relay over security concerns and anger at China’s crackdown on Tibetans. The Zenkoji temple in the city of Nagano said it had received 1,000 letters from across Japan calling for it to […]
CNN Apologizes to China for Jack Cafferty’s “goons and thugs” Comment
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China | Posted on April 16, 2008
In the April 9 edition of The Situation Room, the following exchange occurred between CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Jack Cafferty:
BLITZER: One of the arguments that some of the pro-China elements is making, Jack, is that this is a very different China today than existed 10 years ago, certainly 20 or 30 years ago. This […]
ICT: Authorities acknowledge 4,000 detentions: thousands ‘disappear’ in ongoing Lhasa crackdown; Unrest at Drepung follows new patriotic education campaign
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China | Posted on April 15, 2008
International Campaign for Tibet
April 14th, 2008
Raids on people’s houses and ‘disappearances’ are continuing every day during the ongoing crackdown in Lhasa, and there are new fears for monks at Drepung monastery after more troops were deployed following unrest there over the past few days.
Details of the incident at Drepung are unclear, although it is […]
European Parliament Resolution on the Situation Tibet
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China | Posted on April 13, 2008
The European Parliament on April 10 passed a resolution condemning the ‘brutal repression’ by China in last month’s crackdown on Tibetan protests.
The resolution also said the 27 EU countries should adopt a common stance on whether to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing- hosted Olympic Games in August.
The resolution, carried by […]
14 Reasons to Boycott Chinese Products
Filed Under Human Rights, China | Posted on April 12, 2008
The following comes from the introduction and table of contents of Jamyang Norbu’s pamphlet, Buying the Dragon’s Teeth: How Your Money Empowers a Cruel and Dangerous Communist Regime in China, and Undermines Labor, Industry and Freedom Worldwide. It’s available online, and worth reading before your next shopping trip to Wal-Mart.
… this anthology of […]
China: Human Rights Visit Inconvenient
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China | Posted on April 11, 2008
From Reuters:
China has turned down a request by U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour to visit Tibet this month to look into anti-Chinese protests in which at least 19 people died, her spokesman said on Thursday.
“The Chinese authorities came back to her… and said it wouldn’t be convenient at this time,” spokesman […]
For the Record: Detailing China’s Abuses
Filed Under Human Rights, China | Posted on April 11, 2008
The following is just a few highlights from recent State Department documents.
U.S. Department of State
Background Note: China
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
April 2008
The China country reports in the State Department’s 2007 Human Rights Practices and International Religious Freedom Reports noted China’s well-documented and continuing abuses of human rights in violation of internationally recognized […]
U.S Hurts China’s Feelings
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China | Posted on April 11, 2008
The AP reports, “An indignant China said Friday the U.S. “seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people” when Congress passed a resolution calling on Beijing to stop cracking down on Tibetan dissent and talk to the Dalai Lama.”
What strange feelings the Chinese have. It’s absolutely no problem for them to systematically wipe […]
U.S. House Resolution Calls on China to End Crackdown in Tibet
Filed Under Tibet, Human Rights, China | Posted on April 10, 2008
On April 8, as the arrival of the Olympic torch was met by Tibetans and Tibet activists in San Francisco, the U.S. House of Representatives debated House Resolution 1077 calling on China to end its crackdown in Tibet and for the Beijing government to enter into a results-based dialogue with the Dalai Lama. On […]
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