“The fact that they all had identical oversized Chinese flags, souvenir t-shirts, and even little paper American flags led me to believe that the Chinese government had organized the whole scene.”
I’m sick of hearing this phrase from all these Western medias. Can Chinese people not support their own country? Is it so unbelievable that out of 1.3 billion people, a population that exceeds that of the USA, Canada, all of Europe, Russia and Australia combined, there would be people that support a government that over the past 100 years took them from being one of the weakest and poorest countries on this planet to a potential superpower? Point to me one other government that has managed to do as much for their people? Yes individual human rights have been stepped on along the way, but heck when you’re trying to develop a country of 1.3 billion a few people trying to destabilize the process is going to get stepped on, just deal with it. Not to mention even today in the Western countries that doesn’t have the excuse of trying to develop they’re consistently still stepping on the rights of not only their own people but, since Wester countries love to stick their noses into the business of other countries, the rights of people in other countries as well.
Sorry, the Chinese government doesn’t need to answer to the government nor the people of the Western countries. They only need to answer to their own people and their own people are stating very firmly that with the lessons learned from the 20th century of the West being bullies of the weak, China must maintain as number one in priority a strong sovereignty, meaning the ability to tell other countries that no, you can’t separate OUR country whenever you want.
Yes be surprised that there were actually China’s supporters this time, as more Chinese come abroad they won’t tolerate anymore the West’s bias against their country and the slandering it has had to endure all these decades. This is the first time the Chinese community abroad has bound together in solidarity because it threatens the sovereignty of their country. When the USA bitched about the tainted toothpaste from China, the toys (hey if you want high-quality toys stop paying Chinese workers $1 an hour, choose, quality or pay the workers a fair salary), the tainted pet food, FaLunGong and whatever else, the Chinese generally didn’t pay you guys much heed. China’s culture tends to just ignore and move on, allowing the West to slander and spread as much lies as they wanted. Well not this time. From London, Paris, Sydney, Germany, Vancouver, Edmonton, North Connecticut and soon to be Ottawa, the Chinese are taking a stand for their country and telling the West that interference in their internal affairs and the spreading of lies about their country will NOT be tolerated anymore. You’re not used to seeing people wave that 5-star red flag with such pride eh? I understand. Having moved to the USA when I was 6 years old and living there for 3 years before moving to Canada at 9 until today it’s been 15 years and now I am proudly a Canadian citizen. For all these 15 years, however, I have always felt the tension against China, that 5-star red flag is asking for a beating if one were to hold it in public here and to say I am a proud Chinese back in the day heck that would have gotten me murdered. Racism doesn’t exist here? Think again. Get used to it, no longer will we be ashamed and fearful to hold up the 5-star red flag of our homeland. Contrarily, it should be the West who invaded us in the early 20th century, divided our country, called us dogs on our very own soil, then looted and burnt our palaces and treasures while leaving, sanctioned us, and now want to separate us that should be ashamed.
Don’t believe Tibet belongs as a part of China? Think China invaded Tibet in 1951? Take a look at this propaganda video from the USA during WWII that clearly identified Tibet as a part of China. Remember, back then China was an ally against the Japanese, and this is WWII, so before 1945, if even back then Tibet belonged to China…well how does a country invade its own province 6 years later? So let me get this straight, when China’s an ally, you nod your head that Tibet is our’s, then as soon as you no longer need our help, you try to split up our country? I don’t think so.
USA propaganda movie in 1940s: Tibet is part of China
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWnRl16H1mY
Also, take a read through this article from ‘Global Research: Centre for Research on Globalization’ a group based in Montreal, Canada on what this whole Tibet issue is REALLY about:
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=8625
Free Tibet? Oh please, Westerners just like that ‘f’-word and as long as you can attach it to your cause then BAM everyone’s in support, regardless of whether they can even find the place on the map or not:
Take a look at what really happened during the Lhasa riots and some American academics who truly has studied Tibet weigh in on the issue:
2008 Tibet Riot, the Truth and Lies 1/4
2008 Tibet Riot, the Truth and Lies 2/4
2008 Tibet Riot, the Truth and Lies 3/4
2008 Tibet Riot, the Truth and Lies 4/4
