Japanese family held over Tibet protest before Malaysia torch relay

Tuesday 22nd April, 03:56 AM JST

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tclh at 05:54 AM JST - 22nd April

Now it is crystal clear that why Tibetan is not "happy" under the oppression of"thugs and goons" and the Dalai Lama is contantly condemned by" thugs an goons". The only language which "thugs and goons" can understand is violence,power ,oppression.
rjd_jr at 08:05 AM JST - 22nd April

What a classy bunch of people. Now why is it that I think the pro China supporters could care less if they heckled, harassed, and assaulted anti Chinese government protestors, even if it included a 5 year old Japanese boy? Now if it were the other way around, they would scream atrocity til hell freezes over.

What a joke.
Graywolf0813 at 08:23 AM JST - 22nd April

At times i wonder why do we put up with the antics of the Chinese government ' They are so paranoid of criticism and more so because of the approaching Olympics ' If you want to embarrassed the Chinese government ' Boycott the Olympics ' With their track record on human rights ' They should never hold this special event '
nutsagain at 08:31 AM JST - 22nd April

The most effective way to get any message across to the Chinese is a spectator boycott of the Olympics.The're nowhere near ready as a nation, to be considered mature. Don't stop sport, just boycott as spectators.
fds at 10:58 AM JST - 22nd April

why didn't the police arrest the chinese guy who hit the japanese guy too? at the very least they should have taken both of them in.
Zolt at 12:02 PM JST - 22nd April

The're nowhere near ready as a nation...

Well that's more or less the point of having the olympics in the first place: to foster development of a country's infrastructure, and human rights record by putting it under the international spotlight. The only problem is china missed the point completely. Well, they're not the first, russia did too in 1980. Now that I think of it even China boycotted those games. Interesting, how history repeats.

Really I this torch relay absurdity is just begging for trouble, and adding the goons in blue to the mess is just putting oil on the fire. Basically their presence is an insult to the host country, implying they can't be trusted with the security of the torch, and their attitude is like daring people to riot.

To get back on OT, though, Malaysia was really not the best country to protest in: the chinese community there is about 20% of the population, and they are quite influential and organized. They're also quite sensitive about their identity - being a minority in an islamic country doesnt help. People really should think about consequences if they engage in a protest outside their home country. Here in thailand, we were simply warned that all foreign protesters would be deported. That kinda settled things down.
Everton2 at 06:26 PM JST - 22nd April

That beleaguered Olympic flame has just arrived in Australia and it is expected to receive the same reception it has had across the world. The Chinese simply don't understand the depth of feelings in the outside world about this issue. They have miscalculated and it is doing enormous damaged to their reputation. Most people in the West have always saw China as an habitual violator of human rights. They also felt the responsibility of having the games could result in a softening of their attitude, and possibly herald the beginning of some reform. What gets me are those Chinese supporters with their pro Chinese banners, something they would not and could not do in China if the issue was in opposition to the Government. Thats patriotism born of just not wanting to know the truth. A kind of denial that could only be effectively marketed in a centralized society where almost all the views of the world emanates from one source alone.
thedeath at 08:02 PM JST - 22nd April

everton2, yeah i agree. and the flame will arrived in nagano this weekend. from what i saw on the morning news, they prepare a parking lot for them already!
henryo12 at 09:03 PM JST - 22nd April

This is about the Japanese family or whatever. They have a right to protest, I agree, but what will happen if they get lynched? You have not answered that. Who is responsible? Not Malaysia, not Japan, not China (as much as you would like to think that) or anybody. They do it of their own free will. They know what they get themselves into and they have no one to blame or sue but themselves.
Triple888 at 09:35 PM JST - 22nd April

This is the result of "human rights" brainwashed individuals. These people think they can protest as they like, whenever they like, how they like, without thoughtful consideration. Social order, natural order and universal physics cease to exist - preposterous.
OssanULTRA at 01:49 AM JST - 23rd April

"They know what they get themselves into and they have no one to blame or sue but themselves."

I don't think there's any court in the world that will allow you to sue yourself.
1keiron at 03:50 AM JST - 23rd April

I agree totally with the quotes above that are against the Chinese Administration. They are one of the demons of planet Earth. I was meant to be starting a degree in Chinese studies at Univeristy in September but i've decided to study Japanese and Korean instead. MY heart in living and working in China just isnt in it no more! I feel sorry for my chinese friends over here as its these good ones that get a bad name.! They should let the Japanese family go home in peace enough is enough. Something very bad will happen at the olympics I can feel it..
imacat at 10:16 AM JST - 24th April

This is about the Japanese family or whatever. They have a right to protest, I agree, but what will happen if they get lynched?

That's funny. I suppose "getting lynched" is a big risk for people in China if they make a peaceful protest.

Here in the west we have a long and cherished tradition of having the right to demonstrate and make our opinions known. It really is ironic to see Chinese people making use of this right in London, Paris, etc. Why don't they try to hold a demonstration criticizing their government in Tiananmen Square? Oh wait... they did, in 1989!! Err... what happened then? Do any of Chinese posters on this board remember?

Seriously, Chinese posters... I'd like to ask:

How do you feel about not having the right to protest against your government in Tiananmen Square, or anywhere else within China for that matter?
yhwoo at 12:36 AM JST - 27th April

satcong

Everybody knows that Tibet was an independent country for several thousand years - WHO IS EVERYBODY??? ONLY YOU??
rtrhead1 at 01:19 PM JST - 28th April

yhwoo, Google is your friend. They were independant from something like 11000 years ago, until about 1904 when they "asserted" that China had authority over it. So, most people who haven't been brainwashed by the Chinese gov't into believing that it has always been part of China are the ones who are everyone. You would have seen that if you even took a cursory glance at any of the materials on the internet, or, god forbid, a book.