Do you support or oppose protesters who try to disrupt the Olympic torch relay?

Sunday 27th April, 07:18 AM JST

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Rainrain at 02:53 PM JST - 30th April

A Tibetan friend says religious freedoms are compromised but they are richer than before with China's aid in modernizing Tibet!
USNinJapan2 at 03:41 PM JST - 30th April

Rainrain

What a typical Chinese view: no freedom of speech or religion or self-determination but hey you now have a few coins jingling in your pocket. What can you possibly complain about!?

Despite the endless party line you've posted here, the fact still remains that Tibetans in Tibet and elsewhere are not satisfied with the status quo of Chinese rule and are demanding change. Your country can only pretend there is nothing wrong for so long. The rest of the world sees the problem, why can't you?
capone at 11:35 AM JST - 1st May

i support protests of any and all kinds...solely for my own amusement
hanyan at 02:51 PM JST - 1st May

Tibet was, is and will always be a part of China, even a fool can see that.The one who doesn't know the truth do not have the right to speak! Come here,you will know what's the reality.
Blue_Tiger at 08:53 PM JST - 1st May

hannyan - Tibet never was and never truly will be a part of china, even a fool can see that, if they look back at history and see how Tibet has, for about 95% of Chinese history, always been on the outside of any Chinese Empire of the past, and, up until she was brutally assaulted and attacked by the Red Chinese "People's 'Liberation'" Army, was still independent of China. Only those whom have given in to the Communistic Dogma and believe wholeheartedly the communistic propaganda that Beijing (Pyongyang, Hanoi, and Havana, as well) spew out believe that Tibet was ever, in some pink-sky-worldly way a part of China. I will admit that Tibet was apart of China at one time: when the Mongols under Temujin (later Genghis Khan) -- who treated the Tibetans as brothers, especially in the regard that Tibetans at that time were expert mountain warriros, of whom bothGenghis and Kublai Khan had great respect -- dominated China and ran smash-mouth through the whole of Medieval China at that time giving the Tibetans a firm place in their government later. Yes, then Tibet WAs a part of China....or rather, China was a part of Tibet.

Since then, however, Tibet has never really been a part of China. History proves this out clearly, and the protestors who are doing a bang-up job of disrupting the torch run have every right to make their plight known to the rest of the world. I hope the Beijing Games flop from the very first, showing the world what a complete and utter joke that Red China and her government are.....
staytune at 10:42 PM JST - 1st May

blue tiger,for your information,it's not only red CCP who seems obessesed about ruling

tibet,even the ex-chinese ruling party,the democratic kuomindang(the one right now ruling

taiwan) has never ceased the authority of tibet,even at its most critical war time in 1930s

-1940s. If Tibet was not part of China, why had the Chinese emperor been the one to give the

Dalai Lama his title? and apart from the Dalai Lama,why there is so many ruling Lama

centries ago had to have the ancient Chinese emperor's permission(some by marrying chinese

princess to the Tibetan leader) to execute its authority.you propably have not known much

about ancient chinese history or you don't seem to care.china have been very influencial in

the ancient time.if you call what happened in 1951 a evil communist's invasion of an

independent country,well,Tibet must be a country of continous invasion of all time

throughout numerous chinese dynasty. i don't want to take on behalf of the CCP,what they've done in tibet was cruel.and some

of their conduct did destroy the Tibetan's culture,especially during the culture revolution

period, and they should be ashamed of that.but you can't change the history by saying it has

never been part of china,cos it's simply not the truth.if you know tibetan language,you can

go for a research in various museums displaying the ancient treaty/agreement between chinese

emperor and tibetan leaders of how tibetan would accept the chinese emperor's supreme

authority(most of these museums locates in mainland china) Some want to punish China for its association with the Sudanese government, which is

perpetrating atrocities in Darfur. But to boycott Beijing's Games and disrupt its torch

relay because it buys oil from Sudan carries the notion of responsibility too far. After

all, the United States has much closer ties to Saudi Arabia, a medieval monarchy that has

funded Islamic terror. Should the world boycott America for this relationship? China's attitude toward Tibet is wrong and cruel, but, alas, not that unusual. Other

nations, especially developing countries, have taken tough stands against what they perceive

as separatist forces. A flourishing democracy like India has often responded to such

movements by imposing martial law and suspending political and civil rights. The Turks for

many decades crushed all Kurdish pleas for linguistic and ethnic autonomy. The

democratically elected Russian government of Boris Yeltsin responded brutally to Chechen

demands. Under Yeltsin and his successor, Vladimir Putin, also elected, the Russian Army

killed about 75,000 civilians in Chechnya, and leveled its capital. These actions were

enthusiastically supported within Russia. It is particularly strange to see countries that

launched no boycotts while Chechnya was being destroyed—and indeed welcomed Russia into the

G8—now so outraged about the persecution of minorities. blue tiger, i can see how much you are still excited about the last-time cold war's

victory on democratic side, but thinking that there is still a need to rekindle a new one

and therefore boycott the red china's Olympic was old-fashioned and ridiculous.hey,there

will be some of your nation's hardtraining athlete performing for your national pride,are

you really not going to watch the game and wish them good luck?
OssanULTRA at 02:01 AM JST - 2nd May

Staytune, this article is about China, Tibet and the Olypmics. It's not about other countries and their problems. Besides, when the USSR invaded Afghanistan , we (the U.S.) boycotted the Moscow Olympics. And so did China! Also next time please don't doublescape there's no need and it just takes up so much space. Thanks.
EurajReturns at 02:04 AM JST - 3rd May

I see a very large difference between boycotting the Olympics and trying to disrupt them. To me, it's like being at a super-market and having to listen to a married couple argue down the aisle. The household is important for every family, and I'm the type who always likes to help, but I don't want to hear about that stuff then. Likewise, I don't want to have my torch run interupted because of something involving another country. If I did, I wouldn't go to see the show.
pinks at 09:56 PM JST - 3rd May

anticnn - so everyone except you just dreamt that Chinese troops opened fire on Tibetan monks, did they? More of a nightmare.
Blue_Tiger at 02:01 PM JST - 6th May

staytune, all of your information about Tibet really beign a part of China is rubbish. Up until the Red Chinese Army invaded, Tibet had been independent of China and Chinese Dynasties for a thousand years. Just as the Choseon Dynasty in Korea had been independent of Japan for nearly five centuries (up until the Japanese Occupation in 1895), Tibet was independent of China. Al you have to do is look at a map of both the Han and T'ang Dynasties to see the truth.
jackkrone at 03:05 PM JST - 14th June

Blue_Tiger,if you think Xizang is a country,you can let your contry's leader authorizes you be the chief ambassador in Xizang.

Xizang has been a part of China from Yuan Dynasty,if you don't believe it,please use your time to visit Forbbiden city,and Chengde Bishu Shanzhuang(a resort of emperor in North of Beijing),where store so many books,relics,which shows you Xizang's history.

Dalai Lama was born and raised up in Qinghai province,he's a Chinese too,it's obvious he's fighting an uphill and losing battle with Central Gov. Regarding China's sovereignty,it must be decided by all Chinese different ethnic people,not by Dalai and his followers.

Fortunately,China 's on a right track to arise,which makes China be more confident and competent to safeguard its land and soil completion.
JoeBigs at 12:09 PM JST - 4th July

A Tibetan friend says religious freedoms are compromised but they are richer than before with China's aid in modernizing Tibet!

I love the way someone will say they are so happy and better off when they have a boot to their neck..LOL

Xizang has been a part of China from Yuan Dynasty,if you don't believe it,please use your time to visit Forbbiden city,and Chengde Bishu Shanzhuang(a resort of emperor in North of Beijing),where store so many books,relics,which shows you Xizang's history.

Now correct me if I am wrong oh mighty internet troll of the CCP propaganda machine. Buuuut wasnt the Yuan Dynasty the Mongols? Hmmm come on tell the nice folks here who were the rulers of that Dynasty......

Yes the rulers of that dynasty were in fact Mongol Khans. Which makes your argument a JOKE. Your saying that the Mongols conquered Tibet and made it a vassal state. So that mean because the Mongols took it it has to be Chinese.

Well oh mighty troll I beg to differ, using your logic China is Mongolian property and should be turned over to them.

So jackkrone if you do not mind please go to the nearest Mongolian embassy near your job and ask to be taken back by them. It`s only the right thing to do......LOL what a joke....Stupid logic.....LOL
JoeBigs at 12:15 PM JST - 4th July

hanyan Tibet was, is and will always be a part of China, even a fool can see that.The one who doesn't know the truth do not have the right to speak! Come here,you will know what's the reality.

Oh CCP propaganda worker, please read my post above and surrender your country to your true masters, THE MONGOLS! LOL

I love when the CCP uses kids who dont know history to post propaganda for them. Distortion of the truth is the CCP way of thinking.....

Brought to you by UNcle LIngs CCP internet propaganda sweat shop.....If you have been to a good Mao school of study come oin us. We will pay you real good..... 53 cents US an hour.......LOL
JoeBigs at 09:25 AM JST - 5th July

Hmm me thinks I killed another posting ground for the Chinese CCP propaganda trolls....... Darn it some of you know your real history..........
JoeBigs at 09:30 PM JST - 5th July

Hm no CCP takers, no comments? No one want to say I am lying about the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty.....Mmmm no revisionist Mao historians working in your internet propaganda sweat shop? You sure you dont to try and lie? Give ya a chance.........

Hm nope not a one, ok then those that support the torch protesters have won! Long live the Protesters to the evil empire!