tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post214434929683003001..comments2023-10-29T05:13:15.825-05:00Comments on Another War-on-Terror Blog: Tibet: Fifty Years of Chinese Liberation, and CountingBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-43932647916207698202009-03-12T12:48:00.000-05:002009-03-12T12:48:00.000-05:00Politics and the Future, I think I followed that c...Politics and the Future, <BR/><BR/>I think I followed that comment. <BR/><BR/>China's nuclear weapons program began, as far as can be determined, in the mid-1950s. At this time, they almost certainly have hundreds, but not thousands, of nuclear bombs in their stockpile. Chinese leaders have repeatedly pledged to not use nuclear weapons first in a confrontation. ("<A HREF="http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/china/nuke.htm" REL="nofollow">Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) - Nuclear Weapons</A>" GlobalSecurity.org) <BR/><BR/>I'm inclined to believe Chinese leaders on this point. After the debacle we call the Cultural Revolution, Chinese leadership has shown few to no suicidal tendencies. <BR/><BR/>(North Korea with nukes is a whole different ball of wax.) <BR/><BR/>Not that I have unwavering confidence in the good will of the Chinese government. <BR/><BR/>For those looking for something to be concerned about, there's China's secret submarine base (no kidding): "<A HREF="http://anotherwaronterrorblog.blogspot.com/2008/05/forget-olympics-for-now-secret.html" REL="nofollow">Forget the Olympics For Now: China's Secret Submarine Base is Serious</A>" (May 2, 2008)Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-9883750896613168672009-03-10T20:11:00.000-05:002009-03-10T20:11:00.000-05:00Anonymous #2, or maybe the same Anonymous, I know ...Anonymous #2, or maybe the same Anonymous, <BR/><BR/>I know that Tibet isn't Shangri-La (<A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029162/" REL="nofollow">Lost Horizon</A> is a pretty good movie, though - so is <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/" REL="nofollow">Star Wars</A>). Live isn't the movies. <BR/><BR/>I do, though, seem to have hit a nerve. <BR/><BR/>Apparently, one is not supposed to discuss, or mention, the liberation of Tibet - except in glowing terms. <BR/><BR/>Anybody interested in the Chinese side of this issue could do a lot worse than reading that op-ed I linked to. <BR/><BR/>This isn't just about the Dalai Lama, by the way: the new overlords of Tibet may not be that big an improvement over the monks they displaced.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-66894715857083675192009-03-10T20:04:00.000-05:002009-03-10T20:04:00.000-05:00Please pay more attention to your own business. Ne...Please pay more attention to your own business. Never lavish your sympathy on Dalai. If you turn blind eyes to the truth and still whitewash a serf owner as your spiritual leader, I would say nothing any more. What do you think if you know those old noble owner picked serfs' eyes and striped their skin for punishment ? They asked serf to take their shit as medicine. How do you feel about it? These only happened several decades ago under Dalai's rule in Tibet. Where is your conscience. How could you depict it as a shangrila? Please look back to the documentary which your western media took before 1990's. If you think you are god and don't need to read, I go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-14739685174328141152009-03-10T18:59:00.000-05:002009-03-10T18:59:00.000-05:00China is not my focus in the war on terror only in...China is not my focus in the war on terror only in my economic studies is it a bigger focus for me.<BR/><BR/>But I do have to say one thing, with a growing nation could China become a new superpower? could they develop weapons of mass destruction? I know I know I sound like a conspiratist but I'm not. I am only asking.<BR/>I believe they are going to gain more power both militarily and economically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-26595372955823212222009-03-10T18:05:00.000-05:002009-03-10T18:05:00.000-05:00Anonymous, If "Tibetan live by themselves" I might...Anonymous, <BR/><BR/>If "Tibetan live by themselves" I might. However, since Tibet was invaded about fifty years ago, and Chinese troops are now stationed to keep the Han shopkeepers safe and Tibetans in line, and quite a number of Tibetans don't like the situation: I will not "shut up." <BR/><BR/>Kudos, though, at being comparatively civil about it. Particularly in comparison with what may have been another of the throng of Anonymouses out there, responding to "<A HREF="http://anotherwaronterrorblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/todays-main-event-protesters-vs-olympic.html" REL="nofollow">Today's Main Event: Protesters vs. the Olympic Torch in San Francisco</A>" (April 9, 2008). <BR/><BR/>That Anonymous's comment, in full: <BR/><BR/>Anonymous said...<BR/><BR/> Don't pretend that you know a lot about history. Tibet is still a An English TRANSLATION name as same as Xizang. Now that you don't like China, you can call Xiazang any name you want.<BR/> Suggest you goto a library to read a little more about Tibet then comment on this "Independence", though suggesting going to library is often a mother's duty.<BR/> April 26, 2008 7:54 PMBrian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-2963603484454432042009-03-10T15:45:00.000-05:002009-03-10T15:45:00.000-05:00If you are outside of Tibet, just leave Tibet alon...If you are outside of Tibet, just leave Tibet alone, let Tibetan live by themselves, please love your land where you live and shut up. If Dalai was right, a pig could fly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com