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From: acoustic@panix.com
I just read a news headline saying that the UK will name a part of
Antartica after the Queen!!! So I thought, aha, that's why the Brits
want to keep Malvinas so bad as to go to war with Argentina any time.
Cameron and those Eton boys are of course both schmucks and the
sleazy type.
It is possible that an official given the portfolio which concerns
Latin America might be a suitable mouthpiece on Tibet because Downing
Street could dodge any formal protest from China if the UK has to, by
simply citing the fact that they don't have an office on such things
as Tibetan affairs.
But the EU is said to be forming such an office. China cannot count
on the colonialists being nice to her. It has to do what it has to do
solve its own domestic problem. The UK is not going to send troops in
unless the United States has gotten Myanmar to "request" military
bases and troops located in it. Then it will be time for some kind of
XYZ Spring.
I'm more worried about Myanmar's situation than anything the UK or the
EU are doing right now.
lo yeeOn
In article ,
ltlee1@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>
>On 12月19日, 上
10時12分, Peter Terpstra
> wrote:
>> UK expresses ‘serious concern’ over Tibet, Calls for resumption of
>Sino-Tibet dialogues
>> Phayul [Tuesday, December 18, 2012 23:18]
>>
>> DHARAMSHALA, December 18: The United Kingdom joined a growing chorus
>of global powers calling on China to allow
>> diplomatic access to Tibet and urging Beijing to resume “meaningful
>dialogue” with Tibetan representatives.
>>
>> Briton Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire, in a statement today,
>expressed UK’s “serious concern” about human rights and the
>> ongoing wave of self-immolations in Tibet.
>
>I usually don't read Dharamshala press releases through Phayul. I do
>this
>time and once more it confirms my view that they are mostly lies.
>
>What is wrong with the current press release?
>Questions: Who is Hugo Swire? What is his responsibility in the
>government?
>Does he represent the UK on Tibetan issues?
>
>A quick check with google has shown that he is indeed a British
>politician
>"currently a Minister of State for the Foreign Office. In his job, he
>has a
>responsibility towards the Falklands and Latin America.[1]"
>
>His statement concerning China and Tibet, if he did make the
>statement, was
>not carried by any main stream Western media. Given his official duty,
>he certain
>could not represent the UK's position. So, what is the purpose of such
>press
>release? Would such misrepresentation help anyone in Tibet?
>
>You or anyone are welcomed to criticize China or anything Chinese.
>However, you
>would be more effective if you criticize as a thinking man capable of
>independent
>thinking. Not only regurgitating Daramshala's press release through
>Phayul.
>>
>> UK’s statement on the crisis in Tibet comes days after the European
>Union’s High Representative, Catherine Ashton expressed
>> “profound sadness” over the increasing number of self-immolations
>in Tibet and urged Beijing to respect Tibetan rights and
>> allow free access to Tibet for diplomats and journalists.
>>
>> “We strongly support the recent statement from Baroness Ashton about
>the situation in Tibet,” Swire said. “We continue to
>> have serious concerns about the human rights situation there,
>including the self-immolations in Tibetan regions.”
>>
>> In February 2009, monk Tabey became the first known Tibetan inside
>Tibet to set himself on fire protesting China’s rule. Since
>> then 95 Tibetans have self-immolated, demanding freedom and the return
>of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from exile. The
>> recent escalation in protests witnessed 28 self-immolations in the
>month of November and massive protests by thousands of
>> Tibetans, including by school students.
>>
>> While urging the Chinese authorities to “exercise restraint” in
>Tibetan areas, the UK vouched its “strong support” for the
>> resumption of “meaningful dialogue to resolve the underlying
>grievances of Tibetan communities.”
>>
>> The Foreign Office Minister further called on the Chinese government
>to “ensure unrestricted access” to all Tibetan areas for
>> diplomats, international media, and other concerned parties.
>>
>> “We believe a long term solution is best achieved through respect
>for universal principles of human rights and genuine
>> autonomy for Tibet within the framework of the Chinese
>constitution,” the statement reads.
>>
>> This month, the United States and Canada issued statements blaming
>China for exacerbating the situation in Tibet and calling
>> for diplomatic access to Tibetan areas and the resumption of
>Sino-Tibet dialogue process.
>>
>> The Dalai Lama last month told reporters in New Delhi that China’s
>repressive policies and the unbearable situation in Tibet are
>> forcing Tibetans to set themselves of fire in Tibet.
>>
>> "The unbearable situation in Tibet is the cause for these unfortunate
>events. I am very sad about the turn of events. These are
>> symptoms of fear, hard line suppressive policy practiced by China in
>Tibet. The time has come for China to think more
>> realistically," reporters quoted the 77-year-old Tibetan spiritual
>leader as saying.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/cjmxfs3
>>
>> --
>> A beautiful song from Tibet
>> I miss Dalai Lamahttp://youtu.be/_zo3kYvJr38
>
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