A View Point on Tibet
A very interesting view point about The Tibet issue from Ke Yun..
"There is a cultural erosion going on in Tibet, there is no question about it. The railroad, for example, in the long run, is beneficial to the Tibetan economy, but detrimental to Tibetan culture. The government is encouraging Han migration into the region. Han culture has a tendency to assimilate cultures around it."
"Tibetan protesters have the justifications for being angry...... The cause of this anger, however, is ultimately the Chinese government."
"The Tibet issue does not deal with ethnic cleansing, cultural genocide, or religious oppression. In reality it deals with a failed ethnic policy. The Chinese government thought they could do the same to Tibet as they would to Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. Evidence suggests Tibetans are not as friendly to Hans as Mongolians and Uyghurs. The Chinese government overlooked numerous issues with regards to their minority ethnic policies and ethnic conflict, as a result, has surfaced."
"Defenders of China's positions often misunderstand people who wish to further the cause of human rights as anti-Chinese. This is not true. Sometimes they come off as anti-Chinese, but their cause is against the government and not against the Chinese people. Not everything in the western media is biased."
"Both sides have a skewed view of what "China" represents..........Chinese troops don't roam the streets and monks don't get beaten up for practicing their religion. China is not a military state. Life in China for an ordinary citizen is actually fairly good. You try to make ends meet, just like everywhere else in the world, but at the end of the day you come home from work, cook dinner, watch some TV, and look after your kid and try to help him/her finish math homework. Most people are very apathetic about politics in China, and also unaware of perceptions of China abroad. If you speak against the government in a manner that is outrightly questioning their legitimacy to rule, then you are deemed a political opponent and probably will be jailed. However, it is a very common occurrence if you trash talk former Premier Li Peng at the dinner table, or bitch about your local party secretary on the streets."
"China's government is not a vicious dictatorship who wishes to extend their claws and crush people like bugs. China's government is composed of a group of technocratic, scientific-minded engineers who are trying to craft and maintain a macroeconomic policy and political framework that will suit both popular demand and party legitimacy without the constraints of a traditional democracy. It knows that if it lacks either, it will be toppled. A country of 1.3 billion people is hard to rule. The CCP is afraid."
"There is a cultural erosion going on in Tibet, there is no question about it. The railroad, for example, in the long run, is beneficial to the Tibetan economy, but detrimental to Tibetan culture. The government is encouraging Han migration into the region. Han culture has a tendency to assimilate cultures around it."
"Tibetan protesters have the justifications for being angry...... The cause of this anger, however, is ultimately the Chinese government."
"The Tibet issue does not deal with ethnic cleansing, cultural genocide, or religious oppression. In reality it deals with a failed ethnic policy. The Chinese government thought they could do the same to Tibet as they would to Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. Evidence suggests Tibetans are not as friendly to Hans as Mongolians and Uyghurs. The Chinese government overlooked numerous issues with regards to their minority ethnic policies and ethnic conflict, as a result, has surfaced."
"Defenders of China's positions often misunderstand people who wish to further the cause of human rights as anti-Chinese. This is not true. Sometimes they come off as anti-Chinese, but their cause is against the government and not against the Chinese people. Not everything in the western media is biased."
"Both sides have a skewed view of what "China" represents..........Chinese troops don't roam the streets and monks don't get beaten up for practicing their religion. China is not a military state. Life in China for an ordinary citizen is actually fairly good. You try to make ends meet, just like everywhere else in the world, but at the end of the day you come home from work, cook dinner, watch some TV, and look after your kid and try to help him/her finish math homework. Most people are very apathetic about politics in China, and also unaware of perceptions of China abroad. If you speak against the government in a manner that is outrightly questioning their legitimacy to rule, then you are deemed a political opponent and probably will be jailed. However, it is a very common occurrence if you trash talk former Premier Li Peng at the dinner table, or bitch about your local party secretary on the streets."
"China's government is not a vicious dictatorship who wishes to extend their claws and crush people like bugs. China's government is composed of a group of technocratic, scientific-minded engineers who are trying to craft and maintain a macroeconomic policy and political framework that will suit both popular demand and party legitimacy without the constraints of a traditional democracy. It knows that if it lacks either, it will be toppled. A country of 1.3 billion people is hard to rule. The CCP is afraid."
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