I’ve read the article about the riots in city Lhasa, in Tibet in 2008. I’ve chose it because Buddhism and those events matter to me deeply. The article tells about foreign diplomats’ meeting with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi and following issues had been discussed. It is clearly obvious that Chinese government hid the truth about the riots from the foreign society, making Tibetan monks keep silence during European and Japanese journalists’ visit to Lhasa, which was sponsored by Chinese government. The results of the trip were wished to close the debates about boycotting of the Olimpics in August. But the truth is that during the riots hundreds of peoples were killed and and the Tibetans have been infringed in rights.
I would really like to know more about the situation, because it is really frightening. I guess all the people new about it, but the Olimpics still had been held. No avident reaction came from abroad to protect those people. It terrifies me.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/world/asia/30tibet.html?scp=10&sq=buddhism%20Opinion&st=nyt
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Hello--
I've been following the events in Tibet closely too because they are quite puzzling to me and worrisome at the same time. Definitely, letting Tibet free is a hot political issue, and it would be interesting too learn more about the origins of this conflict as well as possible ways out of it. Do you see them? Do you think they might work?
It's greatly debatable issue for sure and i really want to believe that there are ways out.. but there is always the but. Politics is such a thing that frustrates me because there is obviously no justice in it. i guess that i should find out about the hole history of the problem..
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