[Channel 4 News] Biggest Tibet protests in 20 years

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2008.03.14

By Lindsey Hilsum:

"Protests led by Buddhist monks enter their third day, in the biggest show of defiance in Tibet for more than 20 years.

Cars and shops have been set ablaze in the Tibetan capital Lhasa amid demands for independence from China.

Reports say Chinese police have fired on protestors, leaving at least two people dead.

One witness said around 400 demonstrators had been confronted by a thousand riot police as they threw rocks and set fire to cars and buses.

The Dalai Lama has denied Chinese allegations that he had masterminded the unrest."

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Tags: Channel4 News Tibet China independence freedom Dalai Lama Lhasa human rights riots repression uprising rebellion

Video Comments:
goIdenkey007 (October 10, 2008 at 8:53 pm)
Free Tibet, now and forever.

China has China, Tibet has Tibet, let's be good neighbors.
JeSauLaan (October 7, 2008 at 7:10 pm)
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Monthly training salary: 1500
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Must be a full-time university specialist or higher.

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JeSauLaan (October 6, 2008 at 7:38 pm)
Remember all the anti-Western media "anger"?

Here's what real Chinese are saying about that:

"Weird! How can the Western news media lose the trust of China's younger generation? Can you see the Western news media? I know I cant."

and

"Have we watched Western news media before? We can't even watch Phoenix TV in its entirety, always strangely cutting to commercials."
arafel1964 (October 5, 2008 at 11:12 pm)
Why do China have the largest population of Buddist on Earth?

"Why do we respect different teachings from Taoism, Confucious, and the Christian community in China is growing?"

Because it can grow when they submit to Chinese autorithy, censor and control. Everyone that can be dangerous to the state; buddhist monks, buddhist people, falun gong, protestand, muslims and Falun Gong were an average part of a loagai camp. Not exactly the average prisoner compared to some westeren countries,
nzgav (October 5, 2008 at 2:06 am)
The west likes Tibetans and their culture.

The Chinese Communist Party commits every human rights abuse there is and is wiping out Tibetans and their culture.

We are just asking China to leave Tibet.
xuci111111 (October 5, 2008 at 2:46 pm)
If we are wiping off cultral heritage, why do the Chinese government generously waste hundreds of millions on restoring the Palace in Lhasa?

Why do China have the largest population of Buddist on Earth?

Why do we respect different teachings from Taoism, Confucious, and the Christian community in China is growing?

Awswer me that!
nzgav (October 9, 2008 at 8:02 pm)
The communists want to make Lhasa look good to get tourists there.
xuci111111 (October 9, 2008 at 8:45 pm)
And what's wrong with that?

With growth of tourism and trade not only Lhasa but the rest of the province of Tibet would become prosperous - but before that you got to wait and let it grow

You honestly think "free" Tibet would give it instant recovery of the scars caused by western colonising times? Free Tibet would not cause better but instead making Tibetians poorer and even more helpless!
xuci111111 (October 4, 2008 at 11:16 pm)
Nobody born outside America can have such a decent accent, and probably will never have

nzgav, you try to learn Chinese and see how difficult it is to learn another language

Bluffing, lie, deceive, overall and cunning performance, bravo! Keep up the good works as an actress!
xuci111111 (October 4, 2008 at 11:10 pm)
Ohhhhhh nooooooooo! What irony

I came to UK very young, and it still took me 5 years to perfect my English, and now I still have a bit of Chinese accent left

And she, looking not even reached 20 yet, claim she was tortured at the age of 15? And she perfected he English in 4 years, with American accent?!

I have to personal experience of learning English and I'm telling you she's bluffing the whole thing! She's very much likely born and raised in America!