Let us Liberate China!

While we scratch our head on resolving the Tibet-China conflict, Pallavi Aiyar analyzes how China's main constituency is "domestic public" and not the international community. Worse, the majority of Chinese have "little awareness that there is a Tibet problem at all". She says (Sri Lanka Breaking News-Daily Mirror Online):

In school, Chinese youngsters are taught how the region has only benefited from Communist rule. The feudal theocracy of the Dalai Lama was replaced by the enlightened policies of the People’s Republic, they are told, with the result that Tibet has enjoyed rising living standards and economic development.

Thus while Chinese leaders have repeatedly, in recent weeks, stated that they are open to talks with the Dalai Lama, they reiterate the caveat that he must give up his demand for independence. The Dalai Lama in turn has repeatedly insisted that he has no such claim. The Chinese respond by pointing to the riots in Lhasa and hence the Dalai’s ‘obvious insincerity.’

And so on it goes, in circles.

Even were the government persuaded to attempt a compromise with the exiled leader, its room for manoeuvre is slim given the way the public views the situation. Any change in Beijing’s position, including talks with the Dalai Lama, would appear as bowing to foreign pressure and failing to respond firmly to violence.... ..... given the Chinese reaction there is little cause to believe any fundamental shift in Tibet’s situation will be precipitated.

So, if the Chinese citizens are in 'DARK', then let us 'ENLIGHTEN' them.

The "Darkness" has been dented: the same report says:

Given this background, the TV footage and photographs of rampaging monks in Lhasa and elsewhere attacking Han civilians and security forces have bewildered many Chinese.

The "Sleep" has been disturbed, and after the initial shock, let us see if Chinese can FREE themselves of their prejudices.

More than Tibetans, it is the Chinese who NEED FREEDOM. Tibetans have nothing to lose. They lost their country half a century ago, but they have WON the world.