Could the latest earthquake in the north-west China be a man-made disaster designed to divert attention from the violent clashes in Tibet ? The timing is impeccable and natural disasters are the perfect kind of human tragedies that tend to bring out the shared feeling of national pride in the Chinese. The beloved phrase "we are all Chinese, all brothers and sisters" will no doubt climb out of people's throats once again and time will help heal the scars of the violent clampdown on the Tibetans ahead of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
At times it feels like the 'liberal West' is doing everything in its power to squeeze humility out of China in the run-up to the summer Games. Pressuring China is a feel-good box every celebrity (like Spielberg ) wants to tick. Whether this is necessary or, indeed, useful, is a different question.
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I feel really sorry this is heart breaking i wish i was there rather than any of the othe people that were there and i am only 12 Get back 2 me!!!
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