Just as the earthquake shook China last month, the ground has also shifted under the Tibet issue. It seems the protests and counter-protests did not go into a black hole, but are having some effects on the media. But the exiles and their supporters aren't ready to pass up on such a good chance in this Olympic year yet. They are elevating the profile of a different lama. Between … [Read more...] about Briefs on Tibet: Action and Reaction
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Six Four: A simplistic view
This one-liner also comes from MITBBS. In the end, it was simply a case of an immature government using immature suppression tactics against immature students. It could have been no big deal if rubber bullets and high pressure water canons were used instead of [the guns and tanks]. 就是一个不成熟的政府对一些不成熟的学生动用了不成熟的手段进行镇压，要是换成橡皮子弹和高压水枪，估计屁事没有. … [Read more...] about Six Four: A simplistic view
Six Four: 1989 and Falun Gong
This article is another one coming from MITBBS. Because the original post at MITBBS seems to have been edited into a truncated version, the full Chinese text is presented along with the translation. To be honest, it seems out of place to discuss 6/4 and FLG together. But after seeing the "antics" of FLG followers in the last few years, I cannot help reflect on the way the … [Read more...] about Six Four: 1989 and Falun Gong
Six Four: The early morning bus
This poem comes from a different forum, WanWei. It's written by a student remembering his escape from Six Four. how I spent tens of hours on the edge of life and death, I was already unable to remember clearly, but the "pai-pai" sounds of the assault rifles I could remember; the bright purple flames of fire from the assault rifles I could remember; … [Read more...] about Six Four: The early morning bus
Six Four: Remembering the victims of Six Four
This article comes from another self-professed moderate "middle" general. He views the government and the students in a negative way, but most of his criticisms are aimed at the government for the violent suppression. Let's take the recent topics of debate, one by one: 1. Why should we commemorate Six Four? This was supposed to be the last topic, but after finishing I … [Read more...] about Six Four: Remembering the victims of Six Four