Good Luck, Beijing!

Tibet is part of China and every government in the world recognizes that, so there’s nothing “between China and Tibet.”

For me, I don’t agree with a lot of things that the government did and does in China, not only in Tibet, but in any other area of China, but I do support the government to do whatever is necessary to keep the territorial integrity of the country.

It’s true that China has human right issues and everybody knows that. However, the problem is not just for Tibetans. Every Chinese in the country is probably facing the same issues such as religion freedom and free speech. What’s unique to Tibetans is that they have their own religion and they want to practice it. The government, on the other hand, doesn’t want to see a group of people believe in and follow one person and it will see that as a threat. In other parts of the country, religion is really a tiny part of people’s life, if at all. People couldn’t care less about religion. The Dalai Lama is not just a religious figure as he claims he is (he’s still the head of the Tibet government-in-exile and that’s quite unique in this world today. You don’t see any religious figure serves the head of the state elsewhere, do you?). He ruled Tibet before 1950 and I don’t believe he has totally gave up the idea of ruling Tibet again. He says he doesn’t seek independence of Tibet, but that’s only because he knows there’s no way he can get it.

As for the protests in Tibet, I don’t know what really caused it last month because it’s difficult to believe either side’s story. I am fine with peaceful demonstrations, and I believe such demonstrations happened more often in China now than 10 years ago, either on a large or small scale. However, none of them has turned out like anything close to what happened in Tibet. I believe no government in the world will site and watch rioters burn shop and attack people. In this country, cops fired 50 shots on a guy before his wedding two years ago just because they thought he had a gun. That will never happen in China. And if it’s OK for police in this country to open fire when they are under attack, why police in China can’t use their weapon for self-defense when they are attacked?

And people can protest at the torch relay. That’s their right, but why they have to ruin the ceremony that other people have the same right want to enjoy? And attack a torch carrier in a wheelchair? That’s just disgusting!

Many people including politicians with their own agenda want to use the Olympics to humiliate Chinese government. I hope they realize that by doing so, they also insulted 1.3 billion Chinese people and that can only unite people in China and elsewhere.