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Apr 29

The following essay (translated below) written by somebody named “Crystal” was posted to Woeser’s blog. I am not sure that is the origin of the article, as some attribute it to 《联合早报》 (their version here). But it has been slowly spreading since to other sites like Anti-CNN, MITBBS, and Minkaohan forums. I think it’s a […]

Mar 29

In light of the mega attention and millions of yuans that chinese government use to establish a new holiday in Tibet “Serf Emancipation Day”, and advertise this around the world, clever Tibetan youth in Tibet created the following cartoon: “Surf Emancipation Day: 50 years of harmonious oppression”. http://woeser.middle-way.net/2009/03/blog-post_28.html

Sep 14

An assessment of thirty years of dialogue by Skylight. For thirty years, Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in Exile has approached the Chinese leadership to resolve the Tibet issue. Since the resumption of dialogue in 2002, there has been seven rounds of meeting and confidence building exercises between Dalai Lama’s envoys and the United […]

Sep 01

一甲子的故事 北京的知識圈最近流行一個順口溜 马玲:中国共产党八十八岁生日反思 中共自身寻求改革的必要性与紧迫性 郑永年:中国社会信任的解体及其结果 最大危险是权力和资本走在一起 周晓东:也谈“中国社会信任的解体及其结果” 从制度上改善应该不是一条唯一的道路。 新语丝专栏:汶川地震 左右派都挨打 識時務者為英雄 大陸意識形態的主潮流是「打左燈、向右轉」 王力雄:西藏问题的文化反思 回顾西藏问题的起伏,不少人难免有一种费解。 吴毅:文物追索与民族情感 理性的文化和心态有赖于理性行为的累积。 张莉——哭泣的白度母 不仅拥有美丽和善良,而且拥有无畏和果敢。 新语丝:中医是什么? 这一“中”一“西”两个字,不知道贻误多少仁人志士!

May 29

This article from the IHT inspires me to write about a topic that’s been on my mind in recent months. The article is about the well-known Tibetan-Chinese writer Woeser. The title of the article alone gives you a pretty good idea of what its going to say: “Tibetan writer alleges harassment by Chinese police…” Woeser […]

May 20

One of our readers, JL wrote this in an earlier thread: So Tibet is very similar to the European colonies. Researching this is my day job so I can provide you more references if you want. And I’m disappointed that you would deny it because you think “its dangerous” to do so. I thought you […]