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Boycotting china?
I feel really embarrassed for my lack in knowledge here but.. would someone please exaplin whats going on? Why are we boycotting the olympic games and whats all this talk about them constantly on the TV? I don't need a link.. I need a simple, short explanation, and I would be really glad if I got it.. I feel bad for not knowing what's going on, and I would like to understand it. Thankss.
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Sadly, your question is a bit like asking 'So, what's going on in Iraq?' There really isn't a quick simple explanation... but I'll try my best.
China claims Tibet as their rightful territory and part of their country. Currently every country in the world recognizes China's sovereignty over Tibet. Many Tibetans however, do not. They perceive their homeland as being 'occupied' by the Chinese. The Dalai Lama is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile and does not reject China’s sovereignty over Tibet, merely stats that China needs to obey Human Rights laws as set out by the UN, and recognize Tibet right to some degree of self-government.
China is controlled by a single communist government. That means they have only one political party. This party controls the information available to its citizens, and historically, has made many Human Rights violations and engaged in some pretty barbaric treatments of prisoners. Many Tibetans claim that those violations continue. Recently they have been protesting both the Chinese 'occupation' of Tibet, and the Human Rights violations.
These protests have turned violent. China claims that the Dalia Lama has encouraged this violence and that the protestors are the ones beginning the violence. In light of their past Human Rights violations, many people do not believe the office Chinese government’s version of events.
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