INSIDE "MERCILESS" TIBET

[Joanne98]

Disturbing stories of child demonstrators being shot and plans to murder political prisoners has been given to the Sunday Express from inside Tibet. An exiled Tibetan has kept a graphic diary of the atrocities and human rights violations committed by the Chinese authorities as they try to silence dissent in the country. The diarist, known only as Sangay, provided his insight into the daily horrors by talking to his family, friends, and contacts throughout Tibet and nearby parts of China. Yesterday China’s ruling Communist Party vowed to “resolutely crush” any further Tibetan anti-government protests, after the 12-day uprising brought international condemnation for Beijing. It blames supporters of the exiled Dalai Lama for the wave of protests and civil disorder that has paralysed the country. Here are some extracts from Sangay’s diary...

Tuesday 11th
“I scribble down the words of my best friend from Lhasa when he phones me after taking part in the uprising demonstration.
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/38969/Inside-merciless-Tibet

[Joanne98]

1. Dell Plans 'Significant Investment' in China

Speaking in Beijing, CEO Michael Dell said he is beefing up the company's presence in the region.

Dell will make significant investments in China to beef up the company's regional presence, CEO Michael Dell said Friday.

Calling China one of the world's fastest-growing economies, Dell said his company would purchase US$70 billion of hardware components from Chinese companies between last year and next year. In 2006, Dell purchased about $18 billion in technology components and related products from suppliers in China.

Dell has about 6,000 employees in China and has had a presence there since 1998.

The company will also invest 1.7 million Chinese renminbi (US$242,000) in Dell Learning Centers to provide Internet access to children in rural China. The investment is part of the company's educational commitment to China, Dell said.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143753-c,companynews/article.html

[murielm99]

2. Thank you.

We need to keep this story front and center.

[FirstLight]

3. KICK & Rec

This is a HUGE story and it is a travesty that the media isn't watching more closely. ESPECIALLY since the journalists have been banned from the area....scary shit.

(I think this is a mirror of what may be coming down the pike here at home, and the world will watch...)
However, no action is taken...no words of warning from the international community. COME ON, I thought we were part of a global economy, a global effort to end environmental abuse and human rights violations...ya, I can hope, dream and pray with the best of them.
But the end result is that there is nothing anyone can or will do to stop genocide, violence and destruction. I wonder if somewhere in our collective consciousness is an attitude of "we're all fucked anyway, so who cares"

I am trying not to be so saddened about our human condition on a day like today... Easter, spring glowing outside in blue sky and green trees...
I should just not read the news anymore I think...because I feel so powerless in the face of all this injustice. And our leaders aren't leaders, they are captors in this horrible illusion of freedom wrapped in tyranny...