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Russia links Tibet violence to Kosovo precedent
Malaysia Sun
Tuesday 18th March, 2008
(IANS)
Moscow, March 18 (RIA Novosti) Russia has said that the recent violence in Tibet is linked with the recognition by some states of the independence of Serbia's breakaway province, Kosovo.
In an interview published Tuesday in the Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the recognition of Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence by many countries, including the US and the majority of the European Union (EU) states, had 'already reverberated in many regions.'
He said that the Kosovo issue was linked to recent riots in Tibet and demands for greater autonomy by ethnic Albanians in Macedonia.
'There are ground to presume that this is not occurring by chance,' he said.
'You can see what is happening in Tibet, how the separatists there are acting. The Albanians in Macedonia are already demanding a level of autonomy that is a clear step toward independence,' Lavrov said.
'Furthermore, events in other areas of the world give us grounds to assume that we are only at the beginning of a very precarious process,' the minister added.
Violence erupted in Tibetan capital Lhasa on March 10 as locals gathered to mark the anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising.
There are conflicting reports behind the number of deaths, with China saying 13 civilians and 13 members of the security forces died, while exiled Tibetan leaders put the number of civilian deaths at around 80.
Lavrov also said that attempts were continuing in Kosovo 'to force people to live in a state that has been illegally formed.'
Lavrov, who is due to begin a three-day tour of the Middle East Wednesday, also called on all Islamic countries to reject calls to recognize Kosovo's sovereignty.
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| By watcher, 03-20-08, 05:50 AM |
the the above posterwow, either you are misquoting or the abc article is biased. The abc provided only the view points of the Tibetan government in exile, by no means a democracy itself, but not of the chinese administration. It has been confirmed by video that Tibetan rioters are attacking ethnic chinese civilians, and burning and looting shops of chinese, muslims, and ethnic tibetans alike in lhasa with little discrimination. The official death count is 13, and up to 16 as of today. Yet that excerpt makes no reference to this number. Call the chinese government figure biased or whatever, but there is no reason to believe that the Tibetan exile government or pro-tibetan NGO’s figures are more reliable considering their mission and their level of access to Tibet. |
| By watcher, 03-20-08, 05:51 AM |
the above posterwow, either you are misquoting or the abc article is biased. The abc provided only the view points of the Tibetan government in exile, by no means a democracy itself, but not of the chinese administration. It has been confirmed by video that Tibetan rioters are attacking ethnic chinese civilians, and burning and looting shops of chinese, muslims, and ethnic tibetans alike in lhasa with little discrimination. The official death count is 13, and up to 16 as of today. Yet that excerpt makes no reference to this number. Call the chinese government figure biased or whatever, but there is no reason to believe that the Tibetan exile government or pro-tibetan NGO’s figures are more reliable considering their mission and their level of access to Tibet. |
| By Baris Tarim, 03-19-08, 08:44 PM |
People shouldn't take life so seriously..."If people want bread, well, then give them bread." As one famous Roman Emperor said.
Life is simple, really. First, it is about economics: when people lack economic means, they are restless. So any country with some sort of a seperatist problem should establish economic equality among its populace - then seperatism will disappear.
Secondly, if the first is not possible, then why bother: give them the friggin' bread! Let them to do whatever they want to do themselves (become independent etc).
Simple, really... |
| By ivov, 03-18-08, 09:37 PM |
Russia links Tibet violence to Kosovo precedentThe USA is biggest terrorist state who does terrorism all around world.
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| By Anonymous, 08-18-08, 09:24 AM |
Seccesionism won't overthrow CCP 1 party ruleThe Tibetians must be reminded that they are 1st, by constitution treated better than the Han Chinese, just like the Russian minorities. If they say they are discriminated, do you think the Han Chinese believe in their claim? Although they claim every year there is around 2000 Tibetians escaped from China & died along the way, but how about 50000 Han Chinese which went to Hongkong alone? Not including those who goes other nations.
Secondly, they should not use Great Leap Forward & the Cultural Revolution as a justification for seccesionism since the majority victims are Han Chinese. Wouldn’t that be an insult to the victims? Obviously they don’t want their deaths cause divisions in China, but unifiy China instead. |
| By waltky, 03-19-08, 12:43 AM |
| People yearn for democracy...
:cool:
Chinese Fist Not Crushing Tibet Protests
March 18, 2008 - All across the region, new protests have sprung up against Chinese rule.
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Protests and killing spread across Tibet today, in defiance of the Chinese government’s crackdown on the protests in Lhasa that began more than a week ago on the 49th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. There were protests today across the Tibetan plateau, including in the Tibetan Autonomous Region, Kham and Amdo. Although official figures are not are available, more than 100 people are believed to have been killed in the largest anti-government protests in nearly two decades, according to the Tibetan government in exile.
Initially, the Lhasa protests came in response to the imprisonment of Tibetan Buddhist monks, but as the protests have expanded across the region, they also encompassed a growing number of problems that affect all the Tibetan communities, including cultural, economic and religious issues. The fact that the protests are spreading to towns and villages is a significant development.
“If it’s happening in bigger places, that’s understandable. But if it’s going to start to spread to smaller rural villages and then towns, then they’re really in trouble," said Robert Barnett, a professor of contemporary Tibetan studies at Columbia University. “The next question is whether the protests continue, knowing that there is a high level of shooting death," he said. “If the protests go on beyond that point, that’s a very serious indicator that people are questioning if the Chinese have earned the position that they’ve taken to be the rulers."
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at a news conference today that the uprisings were orchestrated by supporters of the Dalai Lama. He told China’s annual legislative session that the government had acted with extreme restraint in putting down the protests. But the Dalai Lama rejected the idea that his group had condoned the violence. “Violence is against human nature," the Dalai Lama said. “We must not develop anti-Chinese feelings. Whether we like it or not we have to live side by side."
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