It is hard to know quite what is going on in Tibet because of the obstructionism of the Chinese government. What is clear is that the people of Tibet—who have long been denied their right to self-determination by the Communist regime—are suffering and protestors are being killed.
Amidst all the excitement about China’s rapid economic growth, we all too often forget that it remains a brutal Communist dictatorship. It is time now to use the leverage that the Olympics gives the rest of the world over China and start talking about a boycott.
I would urge you to read both Rod Liddle’s column in this week’s magazine on the Tibet situation and the letter drafted by Vaclav Havel over at Comment is Free.
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