| There is no doubt the Chinese govt are quick to resort to force and suppression to get what they want. However the Tibet issue is far from being simple. China and Tibet have been integrated since Genghis Kahn in the mid 12th century. Control has yo yo'd back and forth since.
Ultimately Tibet called in Chinas army in 1740 (I think) to repel a Mongolian invasion. China took full control but let it slip till around 1910 then forcibly reestablished it by overthrowing rebels who had killed the Chinese commissioner.
Ask any Chinese in the street and they will laugh if you say Tibet is not part of China.
Nowadays it turns out Tibet is worth fighting for and there seems to be an upwelling of support for the free Tibet lobby. I am not 100% certain of their moral stance. There is concern its just a bunch of capitalists who want to rape Tibet of its natural resources.
However there is no doubt any fight against the Chinese control is being met with a level of ferocity we today consider unacceptable, Unlike when we were doing it in Northern Ireland a few years ago.
I thought the British were at fault then and i think the Chinese are at fault now. I didn't sign up to freeing Northern Ireland from British rule then and I am not inclined to sign up for a free Tibet today.
I would however willingly sign a paper for a stop to the use of unnecessary violence by the Chinese.
I am willing to be swayed by argument on this as being married to a Chinese wife i only get their side of things, but i have to say the history books appear to back it up.
ATB
Mark
__________________ Mark, dispite the fact your a Heron shagging tosser I agree with you , Steve S 10/04/08  ATB as most people will tell you, means Always Talking Boll@cks. My responses to threads should be treated accordingly
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