On Mar 16, 11:51=A0am, CharlesLiu <chliu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Mar 16, 8:36=A0am, tuna <tu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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> >http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/16/tibet.unrest/index.html
>
> > =A0(CNN) -- The Dalai Lama on Sunday called for an international probe
> > of China's treatment of Tibet, which he said is causing "cultural
> > genocide"
>
> Has HH never been to a reservation in US?
I don't know. But I do know that the question is a complete non
sequitur.
> Has HH ever heard of this
> recent news, that the last speaker of a Native American tribal
> language died?
>
> http://news.google.com/news?q=3Dlast+native+Eyak+speaker+died
>
> There was no protest, Google news only has 7 ****ing entries about it.
> This is cultural genocide and no one is marching to DC, no worldwide
> outrage, many US cities remain front runners for up comming Olympics.
>
> - Native Americans live in tiny pockets of desolate, remote land
> called reservations - while Tibet SAR remains one large contiguous
> territory.
>
> - Native Ameicans has the highest unemployment, infant mortality rate,
> lowest economic status, most unhealthy population with life expectancy
> 20 years less than average Americans - Tibetan's live expectance is on-
> par with rest of China, need I say more?
>
>
>
> > of his people.
> > art.policelhasa.jpg
>
> > A video image of Chinese police carrying out door to door searches in
> > Lhasa.
>
> > The exiled spiritual leader of Tibet spoke at a news conference Sunday
> > in Dharmsala, India, two days after violent clashes between pro-
> > autonomy demonstrators and Chinese security forces in the Tibetan
> > capital Lhasa.
>
> > A spokesman for the self-declared Tibetan exile government said it has
> > confirmed at least 80 deaths in Friday's violence and that protests
> > were continuing outside the capital on Sunday, further undermining
> > China's hopes of a smooth run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
>
> > Tibet Watch, a group based in Dharamsala, India, told CNN that 34
> > people have died in the Nwaga County area of Sichuan province in
> > western China.
>
> > The dead include women and children, the group said in an e-mail,
> > adding they were killed by Chinese police attempting to stop the
> > protests.
>
> > Eight bodies were brought to the Nagaba Kirti monastery, the Tibetan
> > Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Dharamsala told CNN. Of the
> > eight, two are the bodies of monks, the center said.
>
> > Another protest took place in Machu County in northwestern China, the
> > group said. It was started by some Tibetan students distributing
> > fliers.
>
> > They were later joined by monks and laypeople. During the
> > demonstration, several shops and a security headquarters were burned,
> > Tibet Watch said. An estimated 2,000 Tibetans were using firecrackers
> > in the streets, the group said.
>
> > Rare live video broadcasts from Lhasa Sunday showed dozens of Chinese
> > police searching a section of the capital, near the palace where the
> > Dalai Lama lived before going into exile 49 years ago.
>
> > The Dalai Lama said China, as the world's most populous nation,
> > deserves to host the Olympics but it must look seriously at repairing
> > its human rights record "in order to be a good host."
>
> > He laughed at suggestions that the exile government was fueling the
> > anti-Chinese protests, saying it was the natural result of deep
> > resentment caused by China's treatment of Tibetans as second class
> > citizens in their own land.
>
> > The Dalai Lama -- who fled his homeland 29 years ago after a failed
> > uprising, said Tibet's "ancient cultural heritage" is threatened with
> > extinction by China.
>
> > He said the officials in the Chinese government's local administration
> > in Tibet were "very, very negative" toward the native Tibetans, which
> > prevents development of a "harmonious society."
>
> > Tibet, he said, is seeking autonomy necessary to safeguard its
> > heritage.
>
> > "We are not seeking separation," he said. In fact, he said, Tibet can
> > enjoy modernization through its connection to China.
>
> > China was using force to gain stability and peace, but it would always
> > be superficial, he said.
>
> > True harmony and unity must come from the heart, the Dalai Lama said.
>
> > Although Chinese authorities are keeping a tight control over
> > communications out of Tibet in recent days, the world got a rare live
> > glimpse Sunday inside the Tibetan capital Lhasa.
>
> > Video provided live by CNN affiliate Hong Kong Cable showed armed
> > Chinese police, dressed in riot gear, searching door to door through
> > the Tai Yan Dao section of Lhasa -- near the Potala Palace. Video
> > Watch police conduct searches. =BB
>
> > There was no sign of violence between the police or residents.
>
> > CNN International's live rebroadcast of the video was not blacked out
> > by the Chinese government to viewers in that country. The government
> > sometimes exercises its power to censor CNN's broadcast of stories
> > sensitive to China by interrupting the broadcast as it is fed into the
> > country.
>
> > The Hong Kong Cable camera appeared to be pointed out a window above
> > the area being patrolled.
>
> > A spokesman for the Tibetan government in exile told CNN Sunday it had
> > confirmed from "reliable sources" inside Tibet that at least 80 people
> > were killed during protests Friday in Lhasa. Many others were shot to
> > death by police in other areas, but the numbers have not been
> > confirmed, an exile spokesman said.
> > Don't Miss
>
> > The exile government said Chinese authorities had effectively imposed
> > martial law, although it has not been officially declared. Schools,
> > shops and businesses have been closed, it said.
>
> > Home telephones and cell phones have been cut off and the movement of
> > people is restricted in many parts of Tibet, it said.
>
> > "Monasteries have been completely sealed off by [the military] and
> > remain under extremely strict surveillance," the exiles said. "Monks
> > are being followed even as they try to move within the compounds of
> > the monastery."
>
> > Still, there were protests going on outside the Tibetan capital, the
> > exiles said.
>
> > More than 200 people protested in Nyangden -- near the Sera Monastery
> > north of Lhasa -- Sunday, the exiles said.
>
> > Police used tear gas against demonstrators who took to the streets of
> > Kama Kusang, east of Lhasa, on Sunday, they said.
>
> > The exile spokesman also said there were major protests at the Labrang
> > Ta****kyil Monastery and at least four people were taken into custody
> > by Chinese soldiers.
>
> > Xinhua, China's official news agency, quoted police in Tibet giving
> > protesters a deadline of midnight Monday "to stop their criminal
> > activities and offering leniency to those who surrender themselves."
> > advertisement
>
> > "Those who surrender and provide information on other lawbreakers will
> > be exempt from punishment," Xinhua re****ted the police notice said.
>
> > Tibet is one of two provinces in China, along with Xinjiang, where the
> > Chinese government places restrictions on re****ters' access.
> > Government permission is required for foreign media to enter Tibet and
> > Xinjiang, and CNN has not received permission to go in.- Hide quoted
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