China's Olympic Unity Drive?

SouthLand
By SouthLand

Just another story of peace and prosperity in Communist China in preparation for 8-8-08:

Silk Road city locked down ahead of torch relay

By Ben Blanchard 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

KASHGAR, China (Reuters) - China locked down the far-western former Silk Road city of Kashgar on Tuesday in preparation for the passage of the Olympic torch relay through the sensitive region populated by ethnic-minority Muslim Uighurs.

Shops lining Wednesday's torch route were shuttered and police stood guard on every street corner. Soldiers and firefighters patrolled the main square of a city seen as the heart of Islam in China's oil-rich border region of Xinjiang.

"Nobody is allowed to watch the torch relay tomorrow unless you are being organized by your work unit. I feel a lot of regret," said Chen Guangsheng, a Han Chinese resident of Kashgar who said her home was along the route.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080617/wl_nm/olympics_torch_xinjiang_dc_6

By goodluck• 23 Jun 2008 14:41
goodluck

shake hands...smile.

By SouthLand• 23 Jun 2008 13:54
SouthLand

Yes, you have a valid point there. I guess the phrase "the greatest good applies". I applaud China for the advancements it has made since 1949 and hope they fare better than the U.S.S.R. (predominantly in the social and environmental sphere).

By goodluck• 23 Jun 2008 11:03
goodluck

he has faith in China?

hi, bro, once comes to the politics, it's better not to judge by nationalities or religions. no one reprents the country, and yet, everyone loves his/her country in peace.

By SouthLand• 23 Jun 2008 01:32
SouthLand

So basically anyone of faith in China is a puppet of America?

By goodluck• 22 Jun 2008 12:22
goodluck

who has been sponsoring him for so many years?

By SouthLand• 21 Jun 2008 15:29
SouthLand

So who is his master?

By goodluck• 21 Jun 2008 15:08
goodluck

We learn lessons. Dalai is just a puppet. so it's quite understandable of such precautions and management.

By SouthLand• 21 Jun 2008 14:50
Rating: 4/5
SouthLand

China denounces Dalai Lama on torch relay

By Chris Buckley Sat Jun 21, 3:52 AM ET

LHASA, China (Reuters) - Chinese Communist Party officials in charge of restive Tibet used the passing of the Olympic torch relay through the capital Lhasa on Saturday to defend their control and denounce the exiled Dalai Lama.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080621/ts_nm/olympics_torch_tibet_dc_3

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