I refer to an article titled “China protests Obama meeting with Dalai Lama,” (www.thejakartapost.com, Feb. 19).
As in all debates, there are at least two sides of the story, and generally the actual truth lies in between. To begin with, the issue of human rights is a universal issue, first and foremost.
Concerning Tibet, this territory, for the majority of time, has, over the last 800 years, either ruled over, or has been independent of, or been autonomous from China.
Therefore to say that Tibet belongs to, and is an integral part of, China is very much open to debate. For these two reasons, among many, Tibet is not an internal affair, but very much a matter for international dialectic.
Communism has always been imperialistic and totally authoritarian in its practice.
Democracy and freedom have never been a part of China’s, or Russia’s, history.
It is the opinion of this writer that China’s internal politics need to be seriously interfered with until the totalitarian government of China joins modern society of which freedom and liberty are an integral part.
Furthermore, the “national feelings of the Chinese people” are directly controlled by the government with absolutely no tolerance or allowance for any other opinion.
The word disinformation was coined specifically to express some of the brainwashing techniques of communism. It is the government of China that artfully feigns serious “hurt”.
This is the nature of a dictatorship, and the realistic consequence of communism. Although the Dalai Lama is being facetious while chiding Beijing for taking a “childish” approach, it does underscore the immaturity of the governmental system in China.
The world needs and looks forward to the many peoples of China joining the global family, but first they must throw off the shackles of communist authoritarianism.
Brien D
Brisbane
