On Tibet.

I have this theory that old people like to read newspaper because they find everything else too boring to do. I am actually reading newspapers now because of that reason.. Somehow DotA is not fun anymore, television is not exactly entertaining, and I've finished surfing all the websites that I can surf. Even Facebook is not appealing! Argh.

Anyways, I was prompted to blog because of this statement I found in The Straits Times regarding the French government's response to China after the Chinese expressed anger at Paris honouring the Dalai Lama with an honourary citizenship, "France's system is like that, the president cannot control the mayors". Pretty funny don't you think? He just managed to take a gibe at China with one sentence saying that China is totalitarian! Hmmm.. ironic eh?

Regarding this Tibet issue, I really think the best way to work things out is for the Chinese government to step down the heavy policing and move the media away from Tibet at least until the Olympics are over. By quibbling with other nations and continually taking a tough stance against critics, China shows herself as stubborn and obstinate. The truth of the matter is that the West would never believe that the Tibetans are living alright in a Chinese-displaced Tibet, so just leave the matter already! By denouncing the Dalai Lama, China is just adding more adversaries.

Then again, who would dare go against China now that America is facing recession and China seems to be one of the countries still going strong? The fact that it is highly self-sufficient in terms of agriculture also strengthens its position in the world in our current context of rising food prices and inflation.

Hopefully the Chinese can come to a logical conclusion and realise that talking to the Dalai Lama would be no big deal, and end the violence in Tibet. That way, we can all concentrate on what is important in the Olympics: the celebration of sportsmanship and international friendship.