House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lent her support to the Tibetan cause during a meeting with the Dalai Lama on Friday. Meantime, unrest continues in the region as Chinese officials try to calm the violence. (March 21)
Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks to the media in Dharmsala, India, 18 Mar 2008By VOA News
22 March 2008
China's Communist Party newspaper is calling on the government to "resolutely crush" Tibet's independence movement.
A commentary in the "People's Daily" Saturday accuses the Dalai Lama of plotting recent anti-government protests in Tibet in hopes of undermining the upcoming Beijing Olympics and splitting Tibet from China.
The Dalai Lama has denied calling for protests.
Reports from China say Beijing has sent elite units of the People's Liberation Army into Tibet to crack down on the protests.
Witnesses in the Tibetan capital said armored troop carriers and other military vehicles in use there had their identifying numbers and insignia concealed.
In Lhasa Saturday, Chinese authorities raised the official toll from the past week's riots to 19 dead, including 18 civilians and a policeman. Tibetan exile groups say at least 80 people were killed in Lhasa, and that clashes in other Chinese provinces claimed nearly 20 lives.
The official Xinhua news agency has said police firing in self-defense during a riot wounded four people in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province earlier this week. However, human-rights groups have released photographs showing what appear to be corpses with bullet wounds. They allege that police killed 15 people during the clash in Sichuan.
China has expelled all foreign journalists from Tibet and tried to prevent others from reaching neighboring provinces. Before they were forced to leave, journalists were able to report on a buildup of thousands of troops, along with blockades and checkpoints across a wide swath of western China.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.
A commentary in the "People's Daily" Saturday accuses the Dalai Lama of plotting recent anti-government protests in Tibet in hopes of undermining the upcoming Beijing Olympics and splitting Tibet from China.
The Dalai Lama has denied calling for protests.
Reports from China say Beijing has sent elite units of the People's Liberation Army into Tibet to crack down on the protests.
Witnesses in the Tibetan capital said armored troop carriers and other military vehicles in use there had their identifying numbers and insignia concealed.
In Lhasa Saturday, Chinese authorities raised the official toll from the past week's riots to 19 dead, including 18 civilians and a policeman. Tibetan exile groups say at least 80 people were killed in Lhasa, and that clashes in other Chinese provinces claimed nearly 20 lives.
The official Xinhua news agency has said police firing in self-defense during a riot wounded four people in a Tibetan area of Sichuan province earlier this week. However, human-rights groups have released photographs showing what appear to be corpses with bullet wounds. They allege that police killed 15 people during the clash in Sichuan.
China has expelled all foreign journalists from Tibet and tried to prevent others from reaching neighboring provinces. Before they were forced to leave, journalists were able to report on a buildup of thousands of troops, along with blockades and checkpoints across a wide swath of western China.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP and AP.
10 comments:
Khmer have been under communism or oppressive force since 1954! Today, we're in the same shit hole with shit head HunSen who doesn't care about anything else as long as he continues to rule the country.
His cronies agent is his eyes/ears; nobody in the country has strength to stand up to him. Ms. Pelosi, we need you to mention about Cambodia Pligth to Democracy. A true democracy from the people, NOT FROM THE CPP.
Oh zip it! nobody here complaint about oppression except for a few squatters and political monks, and we never gonna let them running lose in Cambodia.
What do these people think? What do they expect King Sihanouk do for Tibet? It has to be the whole world, not only Sihanouk alone?
Every nation knows that China took many countries and Tibet is not the only country China took. China has 1.2 billions not millions.
Miss Pelosy only talked but she cannot do anything. The US is broke and can't use bombs to drop on China just for Tibet.
It has to wait until mother nature destroy China then Tibet and other nations China took can be freed.
Don't blame King Sihanouk. He does his best to protect his own small nation. These Khmers don't have a clue without China, Vietnam and Thailand will close Cambodia chapter, don't they know?
She's another bitch trapped by the 60's anti-commie propaganda.
2:04am.
we want sihanouk to shut up or just speak for himself and his family not the whole khmer people.
If you don't want to hear him, just go west.
Why Nancy Pelosy is a bitch anti-commie? All the democrats love commie.
And what about this son of bitch 8:04AM? Fukk off. Why Tibet problems blame on Khmer King? You shut the fukk off you mosther fukker? The whole Khmers are his people and your people are dogs and monkeys. Leave our King alone you mother fukker.
Tibet will be freed and grant independent pretty soon. They may strike in this stupid chinese ever olympic. Go tibetans!
You are the best Nancy! Please help Tibet then Khmer Krom also.
Yes, just stay in the 60's.
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