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Social structure and grievances in Tibet

Thoughtful, longish piece on Tibet, somewhat favorable towards China. Worth reading. A western journalist working in Beijing [said] editors based in the West are overriding the local opinions of Western journalists actually on the ground, and British ex-pats based in…

Lhasa riot

The video shows mobs destroying small stores in Lhasa. I saw the same kind of mob violence watching the LA riots on TV as city blocks a few miles away burned and a store down the street got firebombed. Nor…