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The logical contradictions in this statement from the spiritual leader of Tibet are almost too numerous too mention: TIBETAN spiritual leader the Dalai Lama says he’s a Marxist, yet credits capitalism for bringing new freedoms to China, the communist country that exiled him. “Still I am a Marxist,” the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader said in […]
This is bound to piss of the Chinese: HONG KONG — The president of Taiwan said Thursday that he would allow the Dalai Lama to visit the island next week, a move likely to infuriate China and jeopardize rapidly improving relations between Taipei and Beijing. The Tibetan spiritual leader is expected to arrive Monday for […]
On the 50th anniversary of the invasion that forced him into exile, the Dalai Lama issued a harsh condemnation of China’s treatment of his people: BEIJING — The Dalai Lama delivered one of his harshest attacks on the Chinese government in recent times on Tuesday, saying that the Chinese Communist Party had transformed Tibet into […]
The blue-and-white suited “guards” that are following the Olympic Torch around the world are continuing to raise suspicions: BEIJING, April 10 — As protesters besiege the Olympic torch on its global tour, a phalanx of tall, tough-looking young Chinese men in blue-and-white running gear have vigorously protected the flame — too vigorously in the eyes […]
As I noted yesterday, Ron Paul was the only Member of Congress to vote no on a resolution condemning China for it’s recent violence against the Tibetan people. Ron Lawl points out that the argument that his defenders have used against him doesn’t really add up: The Paultards have already sent their legions over to […]
Once again, a state-scripted media tour of Western China has been disrupted by Tibetan Monks eager to get their message out: XIAHE, China, April 9 (Reuters) – Fifteen Tibetan Buddhist monks interrupted a state-sponsored media tour of a restive region of western China on Wednesday, demanding the return of the Dalai Lama and yelling that […]
The Chinese are still killing Tibetans who refuse to bend to their rule: BEIJING, April 4 — Hundreds of Tibetan monks and laypeople clashed with Chinese police Thursday night in a small mountain town in western China after government officials attempted to force monks to denounce their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and arrested two […]
Germany’s Prime Minister became the first world leader to announce a boycott of the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics: The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, yesterday became the first world leader to decide not to attend the Olympics in Beijing. As pressure built for concerted western protests to China over the crackdown in Tibet, EU […]
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