http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/course-correction/ Watching China Politics from Cyberspace Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:57:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/course-correction/#comment-14231 Robert Beecham Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:06:38 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=50814#comment-14231 One must note how the Tibetan and Xinjian protests are of similar nature. In both cases, the "minorities" are venting their frustration that despite the investments, the "majority" in the minority's homeland is reaping all the benefits. I am a skeptic. I do not believe that the Chinese government will make a gesture in the talks. The Tibetan "treasure house" is way too strategic a grab for China, so it won't let go. It will hardly let go of Xinjiang or Mongolia. If China were to shrink to its true "mainland" behind the Great Wall, it will no longer have the chance to become a "superpower". One must note how the Tibetan and Xinjian protests are of similar nature. In both cases, the “minorities” are venting their frustration that despite the investments, the “majority” in the minority’s homeland is reaping all the benefits.
I am a skeptic. I do not believe that the Chinese government will make a gesture in the talks. The Tibetan “treasure house” is way too strategic a grab for China, so it won’t let go. It will hardly let go of Xinjiang or Mongolia. If China were to shrink to its true “mainland” behind the Great Wall, it will no longer have the chance to become a “superpower”.

]]> http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/01/course-correction/#comment-14230 stop Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:40:20 +0000 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/?p=50814#comment-14230 When will mainstream western media stop referring to the tibetan national protests as "Ethnic riots" (just like CCTV describes the protests)? It was a minority of the protests that were "ethnic" in nature, the majority was towards the Chinese government authorities represented by local government buildings, especially local police and military forces. When will mainstream western media stop referring to the tibetan national protests as “Ethnic riots” (just like CCTV describes the protests)? It was a minority of the protests that were “ethnic” in nature, the majority was towards the Chinese government authorities represented by local government buildings, especially local police and military forces.

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