| @Jianshuo, do you think that all these protests are only pushing the mainstream Chinese people on to the side of the Chinese government, and promote even stronger nationalist feelings? I will be the first to admit my knowledge of the Tibetan issue is very limited. But I'm so absolutely fustrated with all these pro-Tibetan protests thats going on with the olympic torch relay. Certainly people should have right to speak up for their cause, but I just wonder how many of them in the movement actually have a clue about the history and the current situation in Tibet. How many of them are doing it because it is the "cool" cause of the moment? While I do not have faith in the Chinese media coverage, the western media coverage on this issue have also been pretty biased. They are focusing on the protesters without even mentioning the large amoung of people that came out to show support for the Beijing Olympics. Sometime it seems that if the western media had their way, we would all think the whole world is against the Beijing Olympics. I certainly hope the Chinese people know that is not the case. |
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