, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said, “Some ignorant monks in Lhasa abetted by a small handful of people did some illegal things that can challenge the social stability.”
I suppose the best that could be said about this apparatchik for the Chinese government is if he didn’t say this, he’d end up in a Laogai the rest of his life.
March 10th is often tense because it is the anniversary of a revolt in 1959 against Chinese rule in Tibet that was crushed by the Chinese army. This appears to be the largest coordinated protest in nearly 20 years.
About 300 monks seem to have been involved. Reuters news agency, reporting from Beijing, said that on the next day (March 11th) more than 600 monks gathered in Lhasa to demand the release of monks detained for protesting. It said tear-gas was used to disperse them. These incidents are among the biggest reported in the city in recent years.
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Residents say that more uniformed and plainclothes police have , one of the holiest sites of Tibetan Buddhism where several protests, often involving just a handful of people, have occurred over the years. One resident said some plainclothes police appeared to be disguising themselves as monks.
With more demonstrations expected in the months ahead, China has declared a or down load the videoteam.
The Atlanta connection is this, his , the first university appointment accepted by the 1989 Nobel Peace Laureate and leader of the Tibetan exile community. It’s most recent outgrowth of the Emory-Tibet Partnership, which was founded in 1998 to bring together the best of Western and Tibetan Buddhist intellectual traditions.
Comments on this Entry:
(Mouth of the South on
Mar 13, 2008 3:14 PM)
There is some eats, shoots, and leaves going on with that headline.
(innerredneckexposed on
Mar 13, 2008 3:26 PM)
Hey im going to China for the Olympics!
I ever told any of y’all how I got into a fight with Chines coppers and almost spent time in jail? Its a true story.
(Jules on
Mar 13, 2008 4:14 PM)
Ed, best not to cause any international incidents while there. I doubt you really want to find out what the inside of a Chinese prison looks like.
(innerredneckexposed on
Mar 13, 2008 4:37 PM)
probably not. They fear me though.
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