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Protestors on ‘March to Tibet’ close to India-China border
tibetanuprising.org — Tibetan activists in India are readying themselves for another showdown with China before the Beijing Olympics. They are now just 200 km from India ’s border with the Tibet Autonomous Region where they plan to “sacrifice lives” in a desperate bid to get back to their “homeland”. However, the showdown may well be with Indian security forces, who are
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- SirPopper, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Check the comment #1:
songtsenrignyug: "Hail the Undying Spirit of Independence! An Ode to the Marchers to Tibet ...!" - LewP, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Dugg and submitted to today's DDD!
- roosevans, on 05/18/2008, -2/+1Most people today fail to realize that the Dalai Lama and his government-in-exile don't want "independence" from China. (Tibet has never been "independent" from China. The Chinese Emperors allowed the Dalai Lamas and the Tibetan monks to be feudal like rulers over the Tibetan people until China became socialist and took away the political authority of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan monks in 1959. When the Dalai Lama talks about "autonomy" for Tibet he is talking about his political rule and that of the Tibetan monks. As I see it, the Dalai lama and his government-in-exile are the "bad guys" not China!
- Incman, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1India used to be the most pro-Tibetan independence country but that has changed. India, being a democratic country, should allow these Tibetans to protest against China freely. But the problem is, good relations with China is too important for India and vice-versa. And neither will take the risk of pissing the other off.
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