Lodi Gyari, one of the Dalai Lama's special envoys sent to Shenzhen, has issued the statement below in reference to the recent talks in Shenzhen. Most of the statement is a reiteration of the exile government's negotiating position, which few Chinese find acceptable in full. The idea that those directly involved in murder, vandalism, and assault on 3/14 can be released is … [Read more...] about Tibetan exiles reaction to Shenzhen talks, Olympic torch
Archives for May 2008
Politics and the Beijing Olympics
The Christian Science Monitor has an article on the historical links between the Olympics and politics. It's mostly a repetition of what other articles have said, but there are a few interesting quotes. Similarities stop there, however, says Susan Brownell, a professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri, St. Louis, currently in Beijing studying Chinese preparations … [Read more...] about Politics and the Beijing Olympics
Olympic torch on top of the world
In a moment that made many Chinese proud, 21 Tibetan-Chinese, 8 Han-Chinese, and 1 Tujia-Chinese helped bring the 2008 Olympic Torch to top of the worlds' highest peak. The name of the peak in Tibetan is ཇོ་མོ་གླང་མ (jo-mo glang-ma ri), which is often translated as "Great Mother" (literal translation as given in Chinese: "mother of Earth"). The first written recording of … [Read more...] about Olympic torch on top of the world
Wang Qianyuan and the Internet Lynch Mob
- written by Tang Buxi, May 7th 2008 The debate over the Internet lynch mob's attack of Wang Qianyuan continues. Roland at ESWN brings us this exchange between one of Grace Wang's supporters at Duke and members of the Chinese community. Grace Wang's self-stated goal was to help the two sides "communicate", but the final results show that hasn't happened. Unfortunately, many … [Read more...] about Wang Qianyuan and the Internet Lynch Mob
Olympic torch enjoying a smooth relay in China
This article is the positive (and in my opinion, non-political) message most Chinese would like the Olympics to represent. I can only hope that this sentiment wins out. Crowds in Haikou were friendly to foreigners, showing little of the angry, anti-Western sentiments of recent weeks after protests in London, Paris and San Francisco that some Chinese saw as an attack against … [Read more...] about Olympic torch enjoying a smooth relay in China