China on the Dalai Lama

From Reuters:

“We must … win the final victory in all respects against the secessionist forces to help ensure a successful Olympic Games with a stable social situation in the Tibet Autonomous Region,” Xinhua quoted Tibet’s governor, Qiangba Puncog, as saying.

The ruling Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, the People’s Daily, said on Sunday that the Dalai Lama, winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, had never abandoned violence after fleeing China in 1959 following a failed revolt against Beijing.

“The so-called ‘peaceful non-violence’ of the Dalai clique is an outright lie from start to end,” the paper said. “… The Dalai Lama is scheming to take the Beijing Olympics hostage to force the Chinese government to make concessions to Tibet independence.”

Can anyone else spot the hypocrisy of the Chinese… I’m sure you all agree it is the Dalai Lama’s violent streak we have to worry about!

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One Response to “China on the Dalai Lama”

  1. Peter Says:
    March 23, 2008 at 11:03 pm

    I like this quote:

    “The Dalai is a jackal in Buddhist monk’s robes, an evil spirit with a human face and the heart of a beast,” Tibet’s Communist Party secretary, Zhang Qingli, told a teleconference of regional officials, according to the China Tibet News.
    “We are engaged in a fierce battle of blood and fire with the Dalai clique, a life-and-death struggle between the foe and us”.

    http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-7395723,00.html

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