Re: TIBETANS SLAM DALAI LAMA PORTRAIT BAN AS PROVOCATIVE

"Water Barbarian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> So, who is right, the apologists or the liars?
You already decided.
> The former said
> that the protrait wasn't banned outside TAR while the liars
> insisted that it was banned in China.
You don't believe either one.
>
> "Brian Jackson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:7CDx/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> > "Water Barbarian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >But those liars had been saying that DL's protrait was banned
> > >several years ago. Why it need to be banned again?
> >
> > I think you didn't even read the article. It said the ban had been in
> > place for years, but many apologists here always say it's only been
> > strictly enforced in TAR. They often bragged about how easy-going the
> > authorities were on the issue outside of TAR, and would cite news
> > reports from Kham or Amdo areas where the portraits caused no fuss by
> > the police. Well, it seems that has all changed now, and probably
> > required no more than a central directive to be equally strict in all
> > Tibetan areas. This childish, intolerant oppression simply spreads to
> > a wider area than the 1/3 of Tibet's land inside the TAR. It sure says
> > something about the Chinese government's sincerity in improving their
> > relations, or establishing mutual trust with the Tibetan government.
> > While the Tibetan side has gone to great lengths to compliment the
> > Chinese for having a good attitude during the recent visits, avoids
> > sharp criticism and even discourages overt protest against Chinese
> > leaders in order to continually improve the atmosphere, now the
> > Chinese pull another clampdown on free religous expression. And if you
> > read it, what was the Tibetan government's response? Something like
> > "We request the Chinese authorities to reconsider this decision."
> >
> > It's certainly very clear to me who's making the real effort here.
> >
> > Brian
> > -- 
> > "The People's Government forbids any person, any group, or any
> organisation,
> >  in any form or in any place to use any situation to represent
celebrating
> >  the Dalai's birthday, to pray to the Dalai for blessing, to sing
> prohibited
> >  songs, to offer incense to the Dalai, or to carry out
> barley-flour-throwing
> >  illegal activities". - Lhasa City Government public notice, 24 June
2001
> >
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