"Nobody wants to take up Tibet's cause because they don't want to mess with China. We are witnessing the global shift of power, but the crux of the matter remains that the nations which are considered unimportant will continue to remain so." Tenzing Neo, Tibetan film maker.
The solidarity shown by Tibet’s supporters during the Olympic torch relay, when they voiced the facts and spoke against the Far East mammoth state, was astonishing. I will not attempt to enumerate the well-known hideous details China resorted to during the Free Tibet protests. The focus of this article is to inquire whether any state will firmly oppose and confront communist China about its human rights infringements.
China is crossing names out from the list of officials attending the Olympics inaugural ceremony. But against a firm rebuff from The German chancellor and the refusal of Gordon Brown and Prince Charles to be part of the awaited event, Mr. Bush decided to enjoy Beijing’s fireworks. Furthermore, the G8 summit meeting with president HU persuaded monsieur Sharkozy to take a sit next to Bush in August, despite the fact that the French leader was the first state leader to announce he might not attend the Beijing opening ceremony.
On the other side, fair shares of Tibetans, striving to preserve their culture and language in exile, are growing inpatient with the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way approach. The strategy failed to reward the Buddhist nation with any results. And after the 14th Dalai Lama passes away, it will take a few years until his successor will have the knowledge and power to make his voice heard. The Beijing Olympics was (or maybe still is) a good chance for the issue to be stressed. The supporters have done their part and we can suspect they have an agenda for the games as well, but there is only so much power in their hands.
The solidarity shown by Tibet’s supporters during the Olympic torch relay, when they voiced the facts and spoke against the Far East mammoth state, was astonishing. I will not attempt to enumerate the well-known hideous details China resorted to during the Free Tibet protests. The focus of this article is to inquire whether any state will firmly oppose and confront communist China about its human rights infringements.
China is crossing names out from the list of officials attending the Olympics inaugural ceremony. But against a firm rebuff from The German chancellor and the refusal of Gordon Brown and Prince Charles to be part of the awaited event, Mr. Bush decided to enjoy Beijing’s fireworks. Furthermore, the G8 summit meeting with president HU persuaded monsieur Sharkozy to take a sit next to Bush in August, despite the fact that the French leader was the first state leader to announce he might not attend the Beijing opening ceremony.
On the other side, fair shares of Tibetans, striving to preserve their culture and language in exile, are growing inpatient with the Dalai Lama’s Middle Way approach. The strategy failed to reward the Buddhist nation with any results. And after the 14th Dalai Lama passes away, it will take a few years until his successor will have the knowledge and power to make his voice heard. The Beijing Olympics was (or maybe still is) a good chance for the issue to be stressed. The supporters have done their part and we can suspect they have an agenda for the games as well, but there is only so much power in their hands.
Here’s a frank question: is anyone interested to pressure China into giving up its autonomy over Tibet?
Here’s another one, asked by a Tibetan: If the Chinese leave Tibet tomorrow, can the Tibetans run the country?
1 comment:
Hi,
Firstly, thanks for attaching such importance to my comments which more often than not appear to be banal.
Secondly, sorry for being late. I was stuck up with work.
The change is quite nice. I like the variety in the posts. Enjoyed the one on the photographer from Palestine.
Also agree with you when you mention that the present Dalai Lama is a bit too docile for his own good. The Olympic torch relay was really the time when he could have made his and the Tibetians' voice heard but instead he chose to maintain a dignified attitude. I am really waiting for the Olympics to start. Already the Chinese claim to have uncovered a few terror plots which though not desirable are a sign of things to come. There will be more protest and I would be really happy if the entire Olympics spectacle backfires on China, just as did in the case of Germany in 1936.
By the way, visited your page on Flickr. Nice pics you got out there.
And yes, sent you an invitation on Google Talk....hope to catch up with you sometime. Keep writing.
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