Riot Against China
Posted by Trevor in Beijing Olympics, China
Hopefully you keep up on current events and heard about the riots in Tibet. Before I comment, if you have not seen the movie Seven Years in Tibet, you need to right away.
I read about the riots in the Des Moines Register yesterday morning, and the way the article was pitched made me come to an interesting realization. The people in Lhasa, Tibet protesting the Chinese government’s rule had tanks brought out against them and were put down by force. Official reports (from a spokesperson for the Chinese government) say the number of casualties are in the teens, however the Tibetan embassy in New York has been receiving phone calls from the community reporting deaths over one hundred and injuries around a thousand. This makes me reflect back to 11th grade when I read George Orwell’s 1984. With the Beijing Olympics coming up, China will be trying to put on the best image it can as a friendly and inviting country. If something were to happen that could interfere with China’s debut on the world stage, what do you think would happen?
That’s all I have for now, stay tuned.
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