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China slams EU's "interference" on Tibet
Mar 31, 2008, 4:27 GMT
Beijing - The Chinese foreign ministry on Monday accused the European Union of 'interference' in its internal affairs by issuing a statement on the recent unrest China's Tibetan areas.
'The Tibet issue is completely China's internal affair,' ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in a statement posted on the ministry's website.
'No foreign countries or international organizations have the right to interfere in it,' Jiang said.
EU foreign ministers issued a statement on Saturday after their meeting in Brdo, Slovenia, saying the body 'calls for an end to violence and asks that arrested persons be treated in conformity with international standards.'
The European Union also 'wishes to uphold transparency of information and hence free access by the press to Tibet,' the statement said.
It called for 'substantive and constructive dialogue which addresses core issues like the preservation of the Tibetan language, culture, religion and traditions.'
Jiang said the EU statement could send a 'wrong signal' to the international community and 'encourage Tibetan separatists in their violent crimes.'
'We strongly hope the EU and its member states to make a clear distinction between right and wrong, explicitly condemn the violent crimes of beating, smashing, looting and burning and all those offenders, and avoiding taking double standards,' she said.
Pro-independence demonstrations and unrest erupted in Tibet on March 10, the 49th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule.
The protests escalated into rioting in Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region, on March 14.
The Chinese government has said 19 people were killed in the violence in Lhasa but the Tibetan government-in-exile said about 140 people were killed, most of them Tibetans shot by Chinese police.
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Dont't be stupid, you're trying to igniting the World War, you'll be satisfied with that? I don't like wars, all-peace loving people don't like it! Let the war go to hell!
See,that is what Dalai Lama want to do.They are dragging U.S. into a war with China.
America does NOT have the stones to do ANYTHING to CHINA.
America is a coward country.
free Tibet.
long live to the Tibetans.
bring peace to the Himalayan regions.
Dont buy goods made or grown in China, the old guys will understand that. Please tell your friends.
Dont buy goods made or grown in China, the old guys will understand that. Please tell your friends.
goose, you have no brain and are such a coward.
So do you really think we can get a Free Tibet by not buying a toy?
Don't be stupid.
Read my post. My way is the only way to go forward and get the real thing done!
RE: 'The Tibet issue is completely China's internal affair,' ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said in a statement posted on the ministry's website.
The Tibet issue is completely Tibet's internal affair. Suppressing a once free people is the world's affair. We will never cease to have this issue out in the open for the public to scrutinize. We will never justify human wrongs, we will stand when others kneel before the communist overlords.
'No foreign countries or international organizations have the right to interfere in it,' Jiang said.
China is slated to host the world's most international event. International organizations and countries have every right, NO. Every RESPONSIBILITY to interfere.
'Jiang said the EU statement could send a 'wrong signal' to the international community...'
Oh? Is there a 'right' signal? I'm sorry, China might have a strong hold on what their public sees and hears, but the rest of the world can see exactly what is happening. The 'right' signal, it seems, is whatever the Chinese totalitarian gov't deems it to be.
'The Chinese government has said 19 people were killed in the violence in Lhasa but the Tibetan government-in-exile said about 140 people were killed, most of them Tibetans shot by Chinese police.'
HAH! Only 19 people killed. Like the world is supposed to take some totalitarian gov't's word for it. Does China think the rest of the world is THAT STUPID???
The stealth genocide goes on, under cover of darkness. The Chinese Empire is attempting today what the Europeans did to Native Americans centuries ago.
Can history be used to justify genocide?
Is there no far-sighted politician among us with the courage to stand up to the Chinese Empire, now only a tenth as strong as the US? Are short economic gains worth taking our eyes off the long term.
In 20 years, the Chinese Empire will be as strong as the US. What areas of the world will the Chinese Empire claim as their own then? Parts of Japan, Burma, Vietnam, the Phillipines, Russia, Mongolia, India?
The reality is these Tibetan protestor are most non-Tibetans. They have never been to Tibet, they don't know what the life is there. Their knowledge about Tibet is all from Tibet-exile-government, which is very biased in its reporting.
I debated Tibetan issues with several Tibetans. They can not think clearly. When I questioned them about what they know about Tibetan history, culture and local people’s life. They can't answer any of that, they SIMPLY have no idea. All they have is anger.
Then, they felt they were embarrassed by me, and they started using F words and profanity, even accusing me as a communist! So this is what freedom means to them: They have freedom to speak, while others disagree with them have to shut their mouth.
I am very disappointed at these Tibetan activists. Their movement will never succeed.
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TomMar 31st, 2008 - 04:44:59
Let's get real, people. No more cheap talks. No more stupid dialogue. Let's finally DO something.
The U.S. should stand up for Tibetans and show the world that we are the true leader of freedom and democracy. We at the very least should re-open the CIA military training camp for the Dalai Lama's resistance fighters at Camp Hale near Leadville, Colorado.
We can ask Japanese to financially support the Free Tibet operation. Dalai Lama loves Japanese people. He enthusiastically endorsed a Japanese spiritual movement, 'Aum Shinrikyo', in 1980's-1990's.
We can also ask Germany for some substantial support from Europe. Germans had deep connections with Tibet in 1930's and 1940's. Dalai Lama's tutor in 1940's was Heinrich Harrer, a member of the 'Schutzstaffel'. These people are closely linked together. We can form a huge coalition force for sure to change Tibet back to Shangri-La.
We can't wait for any longer. Let's all dream together for a
Free Tibet!
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