Comments on: Tibet – the next Tiananmen Square? http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/ A blog for Asian Americans Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:41:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/comment-page-1/#comment-59544 John Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:12:58 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/#comment-59544 News of Protests Is Hard to Find In China -- in Media or Online The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2008; Page A8 "...State-run coverage of the protests has been sparse. While China Central Television, China's national broadcaster, has run footage from the riots of people taking to the streets and overturning cars, it only showed Tibetans attacking ethnic Han-Chinese interests. It didn't show the armed police who have stopped the protests in Lhasa. Aside from the state-run Xinhua news agency, other media have largely been silent on the issue. Media haven't covered news that the protests spread beyond Lhasa to other Chinese provinces. Despite the dominance of the Internet in everyday life, this is one of the rare cases when the government's filtering technology, in addition to self-censorship among Internet media companies and media consumers, seemingly has been successful in stifling a big news item." http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120577947315842573.html News of Protests Is Hard to Find In China — in Media or Online
The Wall Street Journal
March 18, 2008; Page A8
“…State-run coverage of the protests has been sparse. While China Central Television, China’s national broadcaster, has run footage from the riots of people taking to the streets and overturning cars, it only showed Tibetans attacking ethnic Han-Chinese interests. It didn’t show the armed police who have stopped the protests in Lhasa. Aside from the state-run Xinhua news agency, other media have largely been silent on the issue. Media haven’t covered news that the protests spread beyond Lhasa to other Chinese provinces. Despite the dominance of the Internet in everyday life, this is one of the rare cases when the government’s filtering technology, in addition to self-censorship among Internet media companies and media consumers, seemingly has been successful in stifling a big news item.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120577947315842573.html

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/comment-page-1/#comment-137787 John Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:12:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/#comment-137787 News of Protests Is Hard to Find In China -- in Media or Online The Wall Street Journal March 18, 2008; Page A8 "...State-run coverage of the protests has been sparse. While China Central Television, China's national broadcaster, has run footage from the riots of people taking to the streets and overturning cars, it only showed Tibetans attacking ethnic Han-Chinese interests. It didn't show the armed police who have stopped the protests in Lhasa. Aside from the state-run Xinhua news agency, other media have largely been silent on the issue. Media haven't covered news that the protests spread beyond Lhasa to other Chinese provinces. Despite the dominance of the Internet in everyday life, this is one of the rare cases when the government's filtering technology, in addition to self-censorship among Internet media companies and media consumers, seemingly has been successful in stifling a big news item." http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120577947315842573.html News of Protests Is Hard to Find In China — in Media or Online
The Wall Street Journal
March 18, 2008; Page A8
“…State-run coverage of the protests has been sparse. While China Central Television, China’s national broadcaster, has run footage from the riots of people taking to the streets and overturning cars, it only showed Tibetans attacking ethnic Han-Chinese interests. It didn’t show the armed police who have stopped the protests in Lhasa. Aside from the state-run Xinhua news agency, other media have largely been silent on the issue. Media haven’t covered news that the protests spread beyond Lhasa to other Chinese provinces. Despite the dominance of the Internet in everyday life, this is one of the rare cases when the government’s filtering technology, in addition to self-censorship among Internet media companies and media consumers, seemingly has been successful in stifling a big news item.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120577947315842573.html

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/comment-page-1/#comment-59508 John Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:55 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/#comment-59508 Ken - oh please. You are blowing my comments out of proportion. Remember, the Chinese authorities are occupying Tibet, of course the news is going to report about the death of Tibetans. And if you do read the news coverage, there has been some coverage of the Chinese. Ken – oh please. You are blowing my comments out of proportion. Remember, the Chinese authorities are occupying Tibet, of course the news is going to report about the death of Tibetans. And if you do read the news coverage, there has been some coverage of the Chinese.

]]> By: John http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/comment-page-1/#comment-137786 John Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/#comment-137786 Ken - oh please. You are blowing my comments out of proportion. Remember, the Chinese authorities are occupying Tibet, of course the news is going to report about the death of Tibetans. And if you do read the news coverage, there has been some coverage of the Chinese. Ken – oh please. You are blowing my comments out of proportion. Remember, the Chinese authorities are occupying Tibet, of course the news is going to report about the death of Tibetans. And if you do read the news coverage, there has been some coverage of the Chinese.

]]> By: Simon Bao http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/comment-page-1/#comment-59486 Simon Bao Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:47:07 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/#comment-59486 Ken, I think you are disingenuous saying "there is almost no news on the Chinese that were hurt and killed by being burned alive by these same 'downtrodden' Tibetans." If you know about that news, and I know about that news, and that news is being reported, don't be saying there is almost no news. Truth is exactly what's reported up above: "Conflicting reports emerged..." It's next to impossible for the world to get clear, reliable, and verifiable reports about what has happened - that's a result of the Chinese government's actions, not a reflection on news organizations. And a person would have to be a fool to take at face value any claims made by the Chinese authorities that Chinese residents in Tibet were the victims of violence, or were burned to death. The Chinese authorities are never truthful. Not even about little, inconsequential things. Worse, perhaps, than the Vietnamese authorities. Ken, I think you are disingenuous saying “there is almost no news on the Chinese that were hurt and killed by being burned alive by these same ‘downtrodden’ Tibetans.”

If you know about that news, and I know about that news, and that news is being reported, don’t be saying there is almost no news.

Truth is exactly what’s reported up above: “Conflicting reports emerged…”

It’s next to impossible for the world to get clear, reliable, and verifiable reports about what has happened – that’s a result of the Chinese government’s actions, not a reflection on news organizations.

And a person would have to be a fool to take at face value any claims made by the Chinese authorities that Chinese residents in Tibet were the victims of violence, or were burned to death. The Chinese authorities are never truthful. Not even about little, inconsequential things. Worse, perhaps, than the Vietnamese authorities.

]]> By: Simon Bao http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/comment-page-1/#comment-137785 Simon Bao Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:47:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/#comment-137785 Ken, I think you are disingenuous saying "there is almost no news on the Chinese that were hurt and killed by being burned alive by these same 'downtrodden' Tibetans." If you know about that news, and I know about that news, and that news is being reported, don't be saying there is almost no news. Truth is exactly what's reported up above: "Conflicting reports emerged..." It's next to impossible for the world to get clear, reliable, and verifiable reports about what has happened - that's a result of the Chinese government's actions, not a reflection on news organizations. And a person would have to be a fool to take at face value any claims made by the Chinese authorities that Chinese residents in Tibet were the victims of violence, or were burned to death. The Chinese authorities are never truthful. Not even about little, inconsequential things. Worse, perhaps, than the Vietnamese authorities. Ken, I think you are disingenuous saying “there is almost no news on the Chinese that were hurt and killed by being burned alive by these same ‘downtrodden’ Tibetans.”

If you know about that news, and I know about that news, and that news is being reported, don’t be saying there is almost no news.

Truth is exactly what’s reported up above: “Conflicting reports emerged…”

It’s next to impossible for the world to get clear, reliable, and verifiable reports about what has happened – that’s a result of the Chinese government’s actions, not a reflection on news organizations.

And a person would have to be a fool to take at face value any claims made by the Chinese authorities that Chinese residents in Tibet were the victims of violence, or were burned to death. The Chinese authorities are never truthful. Not even about little, inconsequential things. Worse, perhaps, than the Vietnamese authorities.

]]> By: Ken http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/comment-page-1/#comment-59474 Ken Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:10:20 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/#comment-59474 Spoken like a true apologist. While Tibet is a sore problem for everyone, to say that innocent Chinese bystanders being killed is merely "regrettable" is repulsive. We're talking about shopkeepers and taxi drivers. I, for one, don't wish to hear any more complaints from so-called Asian American activitists when a white individual utters a "racist" phrase and saying that he regrets if anyone's feelings were hurt. The hypocrisy is repulsive. Spoken like a true apologist.

While Tibet is a sore problem for everyone, to say that innocent Chinese bystanders being killed is merely “regrettable” is repulsive. We’re talking about shopkeepers and taxi drivers.

I, for one, don’t wish to hear any more complaints from so-called Asian American activitists when a white individual utters a “racist” phrase and saying that he regrets if anyone’s feelings were hurt.

The hypocrisy is repulsive.

]]> By: Ken http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/comment-page-1/#comment-137784 Ken Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:10:00 +0000 http://www.8asians.com/2008/03/16/tibet-the-next-tiananmen-square/#comment-137784 Spoken like a true apologist. While Tibet is a sore problem for everyone, to say that innocent Chinese bystanders being killed is merely "regrettable" is repulsive. We're talking about shopkeepers and taxi drivers. I, for one, don't wish to hear any more complaints from so-called Asian American activitists when a white individual utters a "racist" phrase and saying that he regrets if anyone's feelings were hurt. The hypocrisy is repulsive. Spoken like a true apologist.

While Tibet is a sore problem for everyone, to say that innocent Chinese bystanders being killed is merely “regrettable” is repulsive. We’re talking about shopkeepers and taxi drivers.

I, for one, don’t wish to hear any more complaints from so-called Asian American activitists when a white individual utters a “racist” phrase and saying that he regrets if anyone’s feelings were hurt.

The hypocrisy is repulsive.

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