YouTube - Free Tibet, wait, where is Tibet?
^for the love of god if people cant even locate where tibet is how in god's name do they know the issue?
Ive had it with these protesters who (the majority) dont even know whats going on in China.
First of all this is the Dali Lama's position
Questions & Answers
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I am not seeking separation from China. I am committed to my middle-way approach whereby Tibet remains within the People's Republic of China enjoying a high degree of
self-rule or autonomy. I firmly believe that this is of mutual benefit both to the Tibetans as well as to the Chinese.
The Dali Lama is a smart man and he knows that there is no realistic way in Buddha's hell that China is going to give up territory.
Especially since :
- China's economy is stronger than ever and so is its military
- There are 5 regions in China designated as an autonomous region
Guangxi, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, and Xinjiang
- On June 17th, 1993, a terrorist group originating from Xinjiang detonated two bombs in a large market town located south of the region. Thirty bombings would follow over the span of three months, all originating from the terrorist group demanding that Xinjiang becomes independent.
- Giving away Tibet means losing Xinjiang and than who knows what....Taiwan is already close to full seperation and look how much tension there is between the 2
What do these people want? For China to improve their Human Rights record correct?
1989 hundreds (or thousands)died from a peaceful protest. Plus the army was called in!
2008- 80 died in a RIOT and suppressed by police officers.
Where was this attention on iraq/afghan?
What do they want? for china to go back to NKorea status?
Are they going to protest Canada's 2010 winter Olympics for not letting Quebec separate and the continuing cultural genocide and segregation of natives?