[Buddha-l] Tibet uprisings

[Wong Weng Fai]

Joanna is right. And so too I believe is HHDL. The correct amount of 
stakes have to be played. If it is about Tibetan independence, you can 
forget it - the CCP+PLA will hit Tibet with all they have. However, if you 
play for face (and the Chinese love face), then you can perhaps make them 
do the somewhat right thing. China will want to be seen as a "grown up" 
eventually. They have already showed their willingness to pour a lot of 
money into Tibet. Unfortunately, it has backfired - for the prosperity 
attracted the poorer Hans from other provinces to move to Tibet. I believe 
it is not an intended consequence - just look at the trouble they are 
having keeping migrant workers in check in the prosperous cities. HHDL has 
said openly that he is not fighting for an independent Tibet but for the 
preservation of its culture and dignity. The latter (no matter how hard it 
seems) has a chance of being at least partially achievable. The former is 
out of the question.

So too Taiwan. While China may bully them here and there, as long as the 
"I" (I for Independence) word is not brought into the open, they seems 
fairly ok with status quo.

W.F. Wong

PS: My personal stand is with HHDL.