AltWeeklies Wire
A Field Guide to Chinese Oppressionnew
Though Beijing's enemies are way too numerous to list, consider the following four non-Tibetan religious, ethnic, and intellectual minorities a sort of Olympic qualifying heat. In order to advance Beijing's "Harmonious Society" in preparation for the 2008 Games, members of these groups have been locked up, exiled, or have disappeared altogether. Enjoy the synchronized swimming!
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Matthews |
08-07-2008 |
International
Tags: China, Olympics, Tibet, journalism, civil liberties, international, Falun Gong, Uighurs, Mongolians
China, Tibet, and the Olympicsnew
Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman explains the Dalai Lama's political wisdom, the myopia of the Chinese, and the essence of the Olympics.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Kadzis |
08-07-2008 |
International
Beijing's Defenses Can't Stop Terrorismnew
The deployment of 100,000 troops around Beijing and the surface-to-air missile batteries that protect the main stadiums couldn't stop two equally determined Uighur militants from killing 16 Chinese police and injuring another 16 in an attack on a border post near Kashgar.
The Georgia Straight |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-06-2008 |
International
China's Olympic High-Wire Actnew
If you think pro-Tibet protests in San Francisco were intense, wait till they get to New Delhi and Canberra.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
04-11-2008 |
International
Reflections on the Escalating Situation in Tibetnew
There is no question that a shift in policy and new strategies are called for. Such change, however, requires the Chinese administration to go beyond its present perception of Tibet as an archaic and backward society, useful for tourism but little else.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jose Ignacio Cabezon |
04-07-2008 |
International
Taking On the New Empirenew
Tibet backers at China's Consulate show protest focus has shifted from once-mighty U.S.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
03-28-2008 |
International
Tags: Tibet, international
What About Tibet?new
The Olympics are a glittering prize that was awarded China as an incentive to better behavior. But seen through the prism of the Tibet crisis, the games are proving to be not a source of strength but a point of vulnerability.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
03-27-2008 |
International
Tags: Tibet, international
Tibet: The Other Protestnew
Antiwar demonstrators aren't the only ones taking it to the streets.
Willamette Week |
Lawrence Maushard |
03-26-2008 |
International
Tags: Tibet, international
Tibet's Shot in the Darknew
The Olympic window hands monks their moment, but regime change is Tibet's only hope.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-21-2008 |
International
