An Ethnic Chinese’ Frank Feelings on the Crisis in Tibet

This is probably the first type of comment from a Chinese person that showed any type of understanding and compassion.

This is what the world is trying to say, though tempers are flying because the Beijing government isn’t doing anything about the problem leading up to the Beijing Olympics, and they are not allowing complete access to the people. The CCG continued resistance in speaking with the Dalai Lama; who is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people adds to the flame.

People are not attacking the Chinese people; they are angered at the Beijing government, the CCG for not taking the situation or the needs of the Tibetan culture seriously. The whole of Tibet is part of the culture along with it’s religion, temples, monasteries, art, writings, and respect for the land and the creatures with in it.

China should allow true autonomy to the Tibetan people and allow the Dalai Lamas return. It’s no longer just about the Tibetan people; so many more people around the world respect the Tibetan people, their culture, and their religions.

Again, I would also like to reiterate that I am not anti-Chinese.

My only wish is that the Beijing government or the CCG would do something today, so that the Olympics can move along in peace and harmony without all the evils that are taking place in Tibet, Darfur and Burma. Beijing can build grand monuments; why can’t they build complete and true autonomy for Tibet?

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Those Who Throw Out Angry Rhetoric Please Apologize to Tibetan Compatriots

What I write has no intention to be separatist or to damage ethnic solidarity. I love my motherland, love my people and love all my compatriots. I only hope that in this huge family, we can truly love one another, understand and tolerate one another, and truly live a harmonious life.

We always mistakenly believe that whatever we do is progressive, but we are repeatedly committing mistakes.

While walking on the streets in Lhasa, I always have a subconscious sad feeling. In a sacred place like Lhasa, I cannot find where I belong, and I’ve lost my direction. Jiangsu Road, Beijing Road, so on and so forth, these names pop up in front of my eyes. Roads named in Tibetan are few in number, and the city makes one feel like being in a mainland town. Children beggars swarm around me and when I see their aspiring eyes and the joy of getting some money, my heart bleeds, and language becomes pale. Occasionally, made-up ladies cozy up and wave toward me, wanting to saying something but I understand they are not just saying hello to me.

The whole sacred city is filled with aid construction. I am not saying this is not good, and Tibetan people very much appreciate the help from other ethnic groups and the care from the central government. But those Hunan-aided and Shandong-financed post boards stand up high on the top of buildings, fearing that not enough people will recognize their generosity. But this philanthropic advertising is overstretched. Every ethnicity has its dignity, so imagine, will this hurt the feelings of the Tibetans? And the assistance buildings are not constructed based on Tibetan culture and ideas, but wild shapes and structures. Will Tibetans like these houses?

Nowadays, there are so many prostitutes on the boulevards and small lanes, they number at least in the thousands. There was once a women’s movement that put out a slogan that says “Sichuan women get out, husbands return home.” Imagine how many people are engaged in prostitution! We cannot blame the Tibetan ethnicity, these are imports from the mainland. And their influence is so deep that it’s unimaginable. Those colorful women fill the streets wide and narrow and beam their seductive eyes around the crowds, which is for sure a blasphemy on Lhasa’s image. Still, we have no regret and, instead, have turned the sacred town into a setting of indulgence and satiating lust.

Some even say that Tibetans are dark-colored and dirty. Yes, Tibetans are dark-skinned, but they have a red heart and pure belief. Look at us who believe ourselves to be light-colored. We feel proud about our faces being covered with chemical compounds. Tibetans are not dirty, and their hearts are pure and kind.