Comments on: China Accused Of "Cultural Genocide"

Dalai Lama Calls For Probe Of Beijing's Crackdown; China Blocks YouTube Over Videos Of Protests

[hypnotoad72]

Mythoughtsr - it''s partially about greed, probably, but given how many other countries - including Russia - have complained about Chinese goods, maybe more companies and people will indeed use the "B-word".

[mythoughtsr]

China should be boycotted and let them keep their poisoned toys and their inferior food. Yeah, it''ll be a shock but you know what? GOOD, we''ll get over it. Imagine putting America to work making products for us. I know, I know, what an original thought. We should have dumped them long ago but we all know that won''t happen because of greedy American companies wanting to spend less and kill our children and rip us off with junk.

[zhou55]

Dalai Lama is correct that we chinese have eliminated the old system he desired. In the old system everyone knows that every Tibetan was his slave. If he still dreams about returning those good old days, forget it, my Holly.

[gurusavant]

the political evasiveness of the dl is compelling. that he is given the regulatory power over an entire nation is quite a surprise. but that''s ''religion'' for you. and not in a good way.

[tianshu-2009]

To Raspberryman:
Firstly, the geogrphocal name of China has existed for thousands of years, but that of the US has only several hundreds. The depth of culture at each area in China is completely different from that of the US. However, you may also think of what the Americans have done to the American Indians, the true traditional group existed on that continent, during the age of frontier.
Secondly, Chinese culture is different from the Han culture, just like Chinese history can never be told without the minority peoples. Tibetan culture is distinct from the Han culture, but not from Chinese culture, because it is one part of it. How to protect the minority''s culture is a difficult issue to China, as well as other countries in the world.

[runningralph]

China is a great country. Very conservative. The people are hard working, well educated and dedicated to advancing their economic well being. Life evwerywhere is an economic struggle. To survive it takes hard work, education and dedication. Just what China has. Now that China and Russia have quit with the communist malarkey they will make great strides.

[raspberryman]

The idea that only citizens of the US are outraged at China is stupid. And the idea that one could not be outraged at American imperialism and Chinese imperialism is also.

And the analogy between an American state attempting to secede from the US and Tibet wishing to secede from China is also ridiculous. 1) There is a Tibetan language and culture that is distinct from Chinese culture - This is not true of any state in The US. 2)No american state wants to secede! 3) No american state requires troops occupying its capital in order to remain in the union. 4) No Federal troops are occupying a state capital and shooting unarmed demonstrators and then lying about it on a federal news station

Shame on Chinese - Shame on the Han

[keithle1]

Poor, misunderstood China. The "People''s" Republic of China. What a joke. They don''t give a d a m n about "the people." Never have & never will.

[tianshu-2009]

To downsteamjim:
Definitely not. What I mean is that, when you are persueing something, you lose something at the same time. Intentionally or not, development usually results in the corruption of traditional culture and social system.
It is not the Chinese government distroying the culture, but the social development. So here rise the old topic of whether developement or traditon is more important. Each Tibetan people can choose either of it, but remember, never through some violent, criminal way.

[downsteamjim]

To Ansonmao: Are you a left over from the Mao''s cultural revolution? Thank goodness that was a communist event, otherwise it would have been one of the world''s great tragedies.

[downsteamjim]

To Tianshu: Are you saying that the Chinese are destroying the Tibetan culture as a favor to the Tibetan people?

[keithle1]

Breathe that Beijing air! Aaaaaaah. Mmmmm. If you''re going to Beijing for the Olympics, mind how you go. Keep your mouth zipped. No photos. You''re not in the USA anymore. Don''t want you disappearing.

[tianshu-2009]

This issue should never be considerred that easy.
Tibetans were virtually independent for centuries even if Tibet is historically a part of China, because Tibet was so faraway from the central government and the Chinese emperor, thus could hardly be firmly controlled in the old days. However, modern technology and society construction has made it far easier to tight Tibet with other part of China, so Tibetan culture has been assimilated much faster than before. The same situation is happening in other remote areas in the world as well.
In fact, the Tibetans, as well as other minority groups in China, are treated equally, if not higher than the Han people. No matter good or bad, Tibetan students can enter college even if their scores are lower than the Hans, and Tibetans never need to obey the one-child policy.
Yet, the authority of the temples and monks is challenged due to the above situation, since a lot of Han people have come to meet the Tibetans'' needs and to make money under market economy. If you take it as a violence of the "tradition", then it is. But what is the true profit for the Tibetan people? This question requires our further consideration.

[keithle1]

How many Chinese did Mao kill? Just wondering...

[kitoss]

It''s funny that someone expresses his opinion about China and Tibet while he doesn''t know it at all.

Who do you think you are? The ONE?

Why do you prefer the criminals, even if they burn vehicles and break window of shops? Just because they are anti-China?

Is there any responsibility? Is there any sense of fair?

You are too pride and arrogancy that makes a lot of people over the world believe that a 911 is eventually.

[ansonmao]

The Americans are the biggest culture genocider of the world,
American language and culture are invading the whole world, why don''t you think you are the culture killer?
The western culture are assimiliating the whole world ,why don''t you think you are the culture genocidor?

[sociallyjust]

CHINESE FASCIST BEHAVIOR REGARDING TIBET IS EVIL, AND MUST BE CORRECTED!!!

Why can China - BIG BAD CHINA - just squash a nation and a people with no resistance and little protestation by the world of nations?

Chinese leaders are guilty of employing their power and military to deny an entire people of these people''s self determination!

No Olympic games for China. That is absolutely a prerequisite to pressure China into treating smaller nations - and particularly Tibet - fairly!

[skyk-2009]

This is WRONG and the WORLD needs to stand up to the Leaders of China and say so!! NO Olympics should be held in a Nation that does such things.