Tibet and Tom Friedman

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While MSNBC, Fox, and CNN rarely give us any international news outside of Iraq, or missing white girls in Aruba, it's worth remembering what goes on in Tibet.

This the the "capitalist" free-market China, that the Tom Friedmans of the world (and other "world is flat" dreamers) have waxed poetic about. I think Tom Friedman has even been quoted as saying that he hopes "free market, capitalist" China shows up those silly little european "socialists" -- Socialist europe is dead, and capitalist China is the model of the future.

This article should demonstrate to Mr. Friedman some fundamental differences between his beloved "capitalist" China, and those nasty little european old-world socialists:


China orders resettlement of thousands of Tibetans
By Tim Johnson
McClatchy Newspapers

ZENGSHOL, Tibet - In a massive campaign that recalls the socialist engineering of an earlier era, the Chinese government has relocated some 250,000 Tibetans - nearly one-tenth of the population - from scattered rural hamlets to new "socialist villages," ordering them to build new housing largely at their own expense and without their consent.

The government calls the year-old project the "comfortable housing program," and its stated aim is to present a more modern face for this ancient region, which China has controlled since 1950.

It claims that the new housing on main roads, sometimes only a mile from previous homes, will enable small farmers and herders to have access to schools and jobs, as well as better health care and hygiene.

But the broader aim seems to be remaking Tibet - a region with its own culture, language and religious traditions - in order to have firmer political control over its population. It comes as China prepares for an influx of millions of tourists in the run-up to next year's Summer Olympic Games.

A vital element in the strategy is to displace a revered leader, the Dalai Lama, now 71, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for advocating resistance to the communist government. The government hopes to replace him after he dies with a state-appointed successor, and in the meantime it's opened the gates of Tibet to greater numbers of ethnic Han Chinese and tightened control of religious activity.

It's pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into road-building and development projects in Tibet, boosting the economy, maintaining a large military presence and keeping close tabs on the citizenry through a vast security apparatus of cameras and informants on urban streets and in the monasteries.

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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/17185682.htm
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You mean the capitalist China that apparently intentionally poisions food products to get higher protein ratings ? And mismarks the product so it won't be inspected ?

Yes they are getting to be proper capitalists.
 
yes, and China's hostility towards labor unions is almost as intense as republicans hostility towards them. ;)
 
China just Sucks....!

imho...being that I did work for US Customs Service back in the day...they are the biggest liars in the free(or not so free) world..ya could catch em' with $20,000.00 dollars(being illegally exported) secreted in childrens diapers with caca attached...or in oil or whatever BS...and they would say"I don't know how that got there-honestly" Need I say more????Just speaking from experience mind ya...no professors in college told me that! China has snowed the congress and administration so badly that I think I want to puke..are ya listening GW and the "Libs" as well..never mind your retirement is cool while 'Middle Americans' suffer your BS as well as the 'Mexico connection'...the cat's outta the bag...so what are ya gonna do now...never mind... BS is the name of the game...lol... I surely hope your children don't reap your so called free trade rewards!
 
My grandchildren will unfortunately reap the "rewards" of "free" trade. Too late to stop all the "rewards" now even if we worked on fixing the problems seriously now......the hole is dug and it would take a long time to fill it in.
 
Hummm...

uscitizen said:
My grandchildren will unfortunately reap the "rewards" of "free" trade. Too late to stop all the "rewards" now even if we worked on fixing the problems seriously now......the hole is dug and it would take a long time to fill it in.
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Do you not own a 'Big' Shovel..no hole is big enough...it's called 'Cahunas' sommething WWII and Korea and VN vets have! and I would venture to say ME vets as well!
 
Battleborne said:
Do you not own a 'Big' Shovel..no hole is big enough...it's called 'Cahunas' sommething WWII and Korea and VN vets have! and I would venture to say ME vets as well!
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He just likes to bitch. He really is too in love with his stock portfolio to want to rock the boat. And "he's old". that's another part of his excuse.
 
The people of China will support this, even the people that are forced to rebuild. The culture in China is that everyone is part of one china, and China is most important, even over their own lives. They would gladly shoot themselves if the Emporer said it was good for them. This is why I do not hate the Chinese people and wish nothing but happiness for them. But, they are being mislead to believe that they will live a happy life by giving their lives to China.
 
Dalai_Lama said:
The people of China will support this, even the people that are forced to rebuild. The culture in China is that everyone is part of one china, and China is most important, even over their own lives. They would gladly shoot themselves if the Emporer said it was good for them. This is why I do not hate the Chinese people and wish nothing but happiness for them. But, they are being mislead to believe that they will live a happy life by giving their lives to China.
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Reminds me of Republicans in the USA ....
 
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