David Bowie - Seven Years In Tibet (Mandarin version)
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LHASA, China (AFP) — The Olympic torch relay made its way through Tibet's capital Saturday
LHASA, China (AFP) — The Olympic torch relay made its way through Tibet's capital Saturday amid heavy security three months after deadly riots against Chinese rule, in a move condemned by rights groups.
Hand-picked spectators cheered runners as they carried the torch through Lhasa, after the relay started in front of Norbulingka, the former summer palace of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader.
Paramilitary police kept a close watch from the ground and from surrounding buildings, while the area was closed off to everyone except those given special passes to attend the relay, an AFP photographer witnessed.
Many locals were told to stay at home, and shops along the relay route in the remote, Himalayan city were closed to the public.
"We are not supposed to leave the hotel to watch the relay, so we are staying inside," an employee at the Tibet International Hotel told AFP.
China's rule over Tibet drew international concern following a massive crackdown on unrest that erupted in Lhasa in March and then spread to other areas of western China with Tibetan populations.
Exiled Tibetan leaders say 203 people died in the clampdown, while China has reported killing one Tibetan "insurgent" and says "rioters" were responsible for 21 deaths.
The crackdown sparked international protests that targeted and disrupted the torch's month-long global journey in April, before arriving in China ahead of the Beijing Games in August.
Pro-Tibet activists argued that the leg in Lhasa should have been cancelled because of the unrest.
China released 1,157 people who were involved in the riots in Lhasa, the official Xinhua news agency said on the eve of the relay, a move seen as an attempt to defuse tension about the event.
On Saturday, spectactors in the capital cheered "Good Luck Beijing" and "Good wishes for the Olympics" in unison as Tibetan mountaineering hero Gonpo set off with the torch.
The 75-year-old handed it over to Li Suzhi, the head of the military hospital in Lhasa, while the last torch bearer was expected to be Caidan Zhuoma, a famous Tibetan singer.
The three-hour relay through the city was due to finish in front of the Potala Palace, another former residence of the Dalai Lama and Lhasa's most famous building, around noon.
The Chinese government shortened the original relay route in Tibet to just one day instead of three. It later cut the event further from eight hours to three, citing last month's massive earthquake.
Human Rights in China, a New York-based rights group, said Saturday it was "deeply concerned" by the government's decision to send the torch to Tibet.
"This provocative decision -- with the blessing of the International Olympic Committee -- could aggravate tensions and undermine the fragile process to find a peaceful long-term solution for Tibet and the region," said executive director Sharon Hom.
"Sending the torch into the highly combustive atmosphere of Lhasa is the height of irresponsibility," said Anne Holmes, acting director of the London-based Free Tibet Campaign.
Courts on Thursday and Friday handed down "punishments" to 12 people involved in the March unrest, Xinhua news agency reported earlier, bringing to 42 the number punished so far.
The unrest began with monks leading peaceful protests on March 10 in Lhasa to mark the 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. The protests erupted into widespread rioting days later, then spread to other areas.
No monks were seen around the Potala Palace, whose windows stayed closed, and in neighbouring areas.
One taxi driver, who refused to give his name, on Friday said he thought they had been told to stay in their monasteries.
"They all stay in their monasteries and they can't go out," he said.
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From: MESSAGE OF THE TIBETANS. by Arnaud Desjardins
This is some of the most impressive
From: MESSAGE OF THE TIBETANS. by Arnaud Desjardins
This is some of the most impressive footage we have seen. Filmed in the mid-sixties in India, Sikkim and Bhutan by Arnaud Desjardins in consultation with Sonam Topgey Kazi, the senior interpreter to the Dalai Lama at that time. There are many of the older renowned masters shown here: H.H. the Dalai Lama, H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche, H.H. Gyalwa Karmapa, H.H. Sakya Trizin, Dugpa Dukse Rinpoche, Chatral Rinpoche, the yogis Abo Rinpoche and Lopon Sonam Zangpo, H.E. Tai Situ Rinpoche and H.E. Shamar Rinpoche as young tulkus, as well as many other eminent masters! Each film is full of wonderful images of these lamas and monks performing rituals and meditations. There are unusual scenes of yogis performing preparatory meditation exercises.
"These portraits of the legendary Tibetan masters are not simply a unique historical record, not only a stunning and moving inspiration for now and for the future, but an extraordinary testimony, a treasure. I believe that it was not by chance that Arnaud Desjardins made his films."-- Sogyal Rinpoche
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantric_Buddhism
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Karma police, arrest this man
He talks in maths
He buzzes like a fridge
Hes like a detu
Karma police, arrest this man
He talks in maths
He buzzes like a fridge
Hes like a detuned radio
Karma police, arrest this girl
Her H i t l e r hairdo is
Making me feel ill
And we have crashed her party
This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us
Karma Police
Ive given all I can
Its not enough
Ive given all I can
But were still on the payroll
This is what you get
This is what you get
This is what you get when you mess with us
And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
And for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
For for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
Phew, for a minute there, I lost myself, I lost myself
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It seemed that the 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in Beijing would pass quietl
It seemed that the 19th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in Beijing would pass quietly this year amid shock over the devastating Sichuan earthquake. But in the end a couple of interesting things happened regarding both the anniversary and the quake.
Thousands of people jammed Hong Kong's Victoria Park last night, enough to cover seven soccer fields. Crowd estimates range from 15,000 or so to nearly 50,000.
Organizers decided to commemorate both the Tiananmen bloodbath as well as the huge toll from the Sichuan quake. So Hong Kong remains the epicenter, as it were, of collective memory about the events of June 4, 1989, when soldiers from the People's Liberation Army fired on and killed hundreds, and maybe thousands, of pro-democracy protesters in and near the main plaza in Beijing.
The topic remains radioactive in China, where all media and internet mention of the events are flatly banned. And the Chinese Communist Party has done a pretty good job of erasing memory among youth of what happened that day. Most university students and those younger know only vaguely of those long-ago events.
But this wound has not healed. For one thing, dozens of people remain in prison for their involvement in the pro-democracy protests.
Early last month, I spoke by telephone with Joshua Rosenzweig of the Dui Hua Foundation in San Francisco, an organization that works to free political prisoners in China. I didn't get a chance to write a news article at the time about Dui Hua's appeal for a blanket amnesty for June 4th prisoners. But it is worth noting that China has tied itself into some legal knots as it tries to become recognized as a state with rule of law even while denying legal recourse to these prisoners.
According to Dui Hua, 60 to 100 people remain in prison for June 4, 1989, involvement.
Tam2 "Many of the remaining June 4th prisoners who remain in prison today, that we know about, we're charged with hooliganism. That crime doesn't exist anymore," Rosenzweig told me.
So there you have it. Still in prison for a crime that isn't a crime. And it's been nearly 20 years. Anybody care to defend this policy? Dui Hua last month called for a blanket pardon for those among the prisoners who clearly are no longer a threat to society. The last such pardon was in 1975.
Speaking of interesting commemorations, the South China Morning Post has a story this morning about the Dalai Lama leading a prayer ceremony of his Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala, India, for the victims of the May 12 earthquake, which took some 70,000 lives.
Here's an excerpt from the Morning Post's article, which unfortunately is behind a pay wall: A banner expressing condolences in Chinese characters was hung at the main entrance of the monastery, an unusual sight in Dharamsala, while monasteries across India also held similar ceremonies yesterday morning, according to Lawrence Brahm, a columnist who participated in the ceremony. The ceremony, which lasted for one hour and 15 minutes yesterday morning, was attended by Samdong Rimpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, together with all the members and staff of the exiled government. "It is a very strong positive message to China. And this can be interpreted as the kind of gesture China has been waiting for," Brahm said by telephone from Dharamsala. "While China has repeatedly asked them [the Dalai Lama's side] to exert some control over the protesters, stop all the protests during the mourning period, it is the kind of gesture that goes beyond simply Dalai Lama himself saying prayers." Brahm said the ceremony was held yesterday because it was the opening day of the month-long Sagadawa festival commemorating the birth of Buddha.
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The Twin Betrayals of the Olympics in 1936 and 2008
By Thomas Kleiber
Special to The E
The Twin Betrayals of the Olympics in 1936 and 2008
By Thomas Kleiber
Special to The Epoch Times May 12, 2008
The Olympic Games were first held in Greece, the birthplace of democracy, and from the beginning have carried the message that nations should gather in peace and compete in sports. There is an inherent kinship between the peaceful Olympic Games and the peaceful ways of democratic and free nations, and the Olympics have had their finest moments when hosted by democratic countries.
The years 1936 and 2008 have in common the hosting of the Olympic Games by totalitarian regimes: Nazi Germany and Communist China.
Nazi Germany was a one-party regime, as is China today. Both the Nazi and Chinese Communist parties struggled to gain power and the Nazis endeavored, just as the Chinese regime is endeavoring today, to establish a good reputation by hosting the Olympic Games.
Nazi Germany invented the tradition of having a torch relay, which served to connect and bind as many countries as possible to the event in Berlin. It was a propaganda campaign, one that continues to have an impact.
China has taken the torch relay to the extreme by planning the longest torch relay ever in history, including going high up atop Mount Everest. At every step the Beijing torch is protected by "torch guards," whose presence is already a break with the Olympic spirit.
These totalitarian Olympics may put a parenthesis around the torch relay: After the protest-plagued 2008 Olympic torch relay, the IOC is considering ending the tradition that started in Berlin.
Before holding the Olympic Games Nazi Germany had started to persecute the Jewish community, although it did not begin the "final solution" until several years later. The Nazis didn't even dare to officially exclude Jews from participating in the Games (although Jews were prohibited from representing Germany in the Games).
The Chinese regime has not only started to persecute a group of people for their religious beliefs, but is even very frank about its policy of persecution. At the end of 2007 a spokesperson for the Beijing Olympic Committee stated that practitioners of the Falun Gong are excluded from all Olympic activities.
All human rights organizations and governments know that Falun Gong is one of the main victims of state-sanctioned persecution in China. Several thousand adherents have been tortured to death because of their beliefs.
In Nazi Germany, Dr. Josef Mengele started human experiments on Jews after the Berlin Olympics, during the Holocaust.
In today's Communist China medical doctors have for several years been extracting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit. The live organ harvesting is believed to have started in 2001, the same year that China won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Nazi Germany needed all countries to come to the Olympic Games in Berlin as a sign of the legitimacy of the Nazi regime. Nothing less is the case in China: The attendance of government officials from around the world at the opening ceremony is considered a measure of approval for the Chinese regime.
The fascist German regime and the communist Chinese regime would appear to be opposites, although similar in betraying the Olympic spirit. However, the communist regime in China has adopted so many capitalistic measures that it cannot be considered communist anymore. Since 1989 it has transformed itself into a fascist regime that uses the Communist Party to dominate society and ruthless capitalistic measures to provide sustaining fuel for the Party's rule.
Of course, the Chinese regime doesn't have a Führer like Adolf Hitler, who was the leader of a movement that sought to vindicate Germany's greatness. However, in China, the Communist Party plays a role similar to that of the Führer, demanding all serve it as the embodiment of China's national destiny.
In the debate about whether the Berlin Olympics should have been boycotted, some claim that Jesse Owens competing in the Olympics refuted Adolf Hitler's racist theories. However, Owens' four gold medals were not able to stop the Holocaust in which an estimated 8 million were killed. In looking back, we might ask if a boycott of the 1936 Berlin Games would not have been more successful in helping avoid World War II and the Holocaust.
In 1936, there were no precedents for how to deal with an Olympic Games held in a totalitarian country. In 2008, we once again face the question how to deal with a totalitarian host of the Olympic Games.
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The Twin Betrayals of the Olympics in 1936 and 2008
By Thomas Kleiber
Special to The E
The Twin Betrayals of the Olympics in 1936 and 2008
By Thomas Kleiber
Special to The Epoch Times May 12, 2008
The Olympic Games were first held in Greece, the birthplace of democracy, and from the beginning have carried the message that nations should gather in peace and compete in sports. There is an inherent kinship between the peaceful Olympic Games and the peaceful ways of democratic and free nations, and the Olympics have had their finest moments when hosted by democratic countries.
The years 1936 and 2008 have in common the hosting of the Olympic Games by totalitarian regimes: Nazi Germany and Communist China.
Nazi Germany was a one-party regime, as is China today. Both the Nazi and Chinese Communist parties struggled to gain power and the Nazis endeavored, just as the Chinese regime is endeavoring today, to establish a good reputation by hosting the Olympic Games.
Nazi Germany invented the tradition of having a torch relay, which served to connect and bind as many countries as possible to the event in Berlin. It was a propaganda campaign, one that continues to have an impact.
China has taken the torch relay to the extreme by planning the longest torch relay ever in history, including going high up atop Mount Everest. At every step the Beijing torch is protected by "torch guards," whose presence is already a break with the Olympic spirit.
These totalitarian Olympics may put a parenthesis around the torch relay: After the protest-plagued 2008 Olympic torch relay, the IOC is considering ending the tradition that started in Berlin.
Before holding the Olympic Games Nazi Germany had started to persecute the Jewish community, although it did not begin the "final solution" until several years later. The Nazis didn't even dare to officially exclude Jews from participating in the Games (although Jews were prohibited from representing Germany in the Games).
The Chinese regime has not only started to persecute a group of people for their religious beliefs, but is even very frank about its policy of persecution. At the end of 2007 a spokesperson for the Beijing Olympic Committee stated that practitioners of the Falun Gong are excluded from all Olympic activities.
All human rights organizations and governments know that Falun Gong is one of the main victims of state-sanctioned persecution in China. Several thousand adherents have been tortured to death because of their beliefs.
In Nazi Germany, Dr. Josef Mengele started human experiments on Jews after the Berlin Olympics, during the Holocaust.
In today's Communist China medical doctors have for several years been extracting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners for profit. The live organ harvesting is believed to have started in 2001, the same year that China won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Nazi Germany needed all countries to come to the Olympic Games in Berlin as a sign of the legitimacy of the Nazi regime. Nothing less is the case in China: The attendance of government officials from around the world at the opening ceremony is considered a measure of approval for the Chinese regime.
The fascist German regime and the communist Chinese regime would appear to be opposites, although similar in betraying the Olympic spirit. However, the communist regime in China has adopted so many capitalistic measures that it cannot be considered communist anymore. Since 1989 it has transformed itself into a fascist regime that uses the Communist Party to dominate society and ruthless capitalistic measures to provide sustaining fuel for the Party's rule.
Of course, the Chinese regime doesn't have a Führer like Adolf Hitler, who was the leader of a movement that sought to vindicate Germany's greatness. However, in China, the Communist Party plays a role similar to that of the Führer, demanding all serve it as the embodiment of China's national destiny.
In the debate about whether the Berlin Olympics should have been boycotted, some claim that Jesse Owens competing in the Olympics refuted Adolf Hitler's racist theories. However, Owens' four gold medals were not able to stop the Holocaust in which an estimated 8 million were killed. In looking back, we might ask if a boycott of the 1936 Berlin Games would not have been more successful in helping avoid World War II and the Holocaust.
In 1936, there were no precedents for how to deal with an Olympic Games held in a totalitarian country. In 2008, we once again face the question how to deal with a totalitarian host of the Olympic Games.
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China: Thousands of Residents Protests Over Sichuan Quake Aid
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China: Thousands of Residents Protests Over Sichuan Quake Aid
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LUOJIANG, CHINA — This county in Sichuan province sustained relatively little damage from the devastating May 12 earthquake. But nine days later, Luojiang felt one of the biggest political aftershocks: Thousands of residents jammed a public square here, demanding that local officials explain why relief supplies were misused.
The protesters, many of them young students, fought police with their fists and water bottles, witnesses said. They smashed police vehicles, even flipping one upside down.
"The government was corrupted, so ordinary people were all protesting," said Yang, a 13-year-old student who left her family store nearby to participate.
The Chinese central government has been widely applauded for quickly and effectively mobilizing national resources for rescue and relief efforts, but the magnitude 7.9 quake and its aftermath have sparked anger toward local governments. In several cities and towns, residents have accused officials of corrupt acts, including taking the best tents for themselves and underreporting the extent of quake casualties so as not to draw scrutiny from Beijing.
Protests and complaints against local officials aren't rare, but what's different is that the grievances are being captured on television or being reported by a press that has traditionally been tightly controlled but has had more freedom in the immediate aftermath of the natural disaster.
As well, parents whose children were killed are protesting the failure of local leaders to provide answers about why so many schools collapsed while structures around them, including government buildings, remained standing. Some believe local officials are trying to cover up shoddy construction.
In Mianzhu, villagers clashed with police Sunday over the government's handling of disaster relief and its response to the collapse of the Fuxin No. 2 Elementary School, where as many as 129 children were buried alive. Earlier that day, dozens of parents marched to complain to higher authorities in Deyang, and, in a scene that has been widely publicized, were met by Mian- zhu's party secretary, Jiang Guohua, who kneeled and begged them to stop.
"None of us were listening to him. We all kept walking," said Chen Xuefen, 32, whose 11-year-old son was killed when the school crumbled. "They ignored us. It has been so many days since that day, but no one came to investigate. . . . I told him [Jiang], 'Now you're kneeling to us, but if you can return my son to me, our entire family will kneel to you for three days and nights.' "....... (more details from Los Angeles Times: In China, protests flare over quake aid)
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Communist-Made Disaster
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Chinese bid to stop 'kids for sale' film
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Chinese bid to stop 'kids for sale' film
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New documentary: China's stolen children
This is a new British documentary which the Chinese embassy in London is apparently trying to stop Channel 4 from broadcasting, according to the
China's 'One Child' policy has had the horrific side effect of a boom in stolen children. It is estimated that 70,000 children are kidnapped there every year and traded on the black market.
China's Stolen Children
With extraordinary access to devastated parents desperately searching for their stolen son; a man who brokers the deals and has sold his own offspring; and prospective parents grappling with giving up their soon-to-be-born daughter through lack of options, we are brought face to face with the crisis that such a stringent government policy has created among China's poorest people.
Beautiful, haunting, deeply tragic, but impossible to ignore, this film takes us into the heart of modern China. A place where girl babies are being sold for 3,000-4,000 RMB (£200-270); detectives specialise in finding kidnapped children; and child traffickers are so relaxed about the trade they ply, that they allow the film-makers to covertly record them buying and selling tiny human lives. Tens of thousands of children are now kidnapped and traded on the black market whilst the State is more concerned with keeping the story quiet than tracing Chinas stolen children.
Ten years after the powerful film The Dying Rooms, about the neglect of abandoned babies in Chinese orphanages, Dispatches returns to a very different China where the infamous 'One Child' policy has had the horrific side effect of a boom in stolen children.
It is estimated that 70,000 children are kidnapped there every year and traded on the black market.
Featuring extraordinary access to those directly involved including: devastated parents desperately searching for their stolen son; a man who brokers the deals and has sold his own offspring and prospective parents grappling with giving up their soon-to-be-born daughter.
Beautiful, haunting and deeply tragic, this film takes us into the heart of modern China - a place where girl babies are being sold for as little as £200.
Detectives specialise in finding kidnapped children and child traffickers are so relaxed about the trade they ply, they allow the film-makers to record them buying and selling tiny human lives.
This film provides an intimate portrait of the crisis this stringent government policy has created among China's poorest people.
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