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ANTI-TIBET ACTIVISTS PROTEST LACK OF ATTENTION

May 5 2008

Beijing, China – With the Olympics only months away, the world’s attention is focused on China like never before. Focus on the superpower-to-be has never been this intense, not only for the Olympic effort itself, but also of course for its human rights policies.

Pro-Tibet protests have plagued the path of the Olympic torch as it makes its way around the world. Prominent supporters such as Steven Spielberg have either withdrawn or severely restricted their involvement with the games; even world leaders such as German chancellor Angela Merkel will not be attending the opening ceremonies. Some athletes have even proclaimed possibly pulling out of the games in protest of China’s human rights policies, the focal point of which is the plight of Tibet.

Some in China have fought back with the threat of cyber attacks and other forms of protest, but little ground seems have been made up in the Pro-China movement. One such organization, the roughly translated Tibet is full of goats and China rules (TGCR) has become very vocal about their lack of attention.

“It is very obvious that the Western media has a bias in favour of Tibet and against China,” said the group’s leader Lee Yuan Jia. “From protests about Chinese made goods, to the critical view of our policies, especially in respect to Tibet, it is clear that the West does not like China. It is also clear that dissenting opinions have no place in the West.”

“The reality is we can’t give a voice to everyone. We have to give a voice to the most popular opinions in order to stay relevant,” said David Jacobs, an editor for the Washington Post. “Go to China and you won’t see any pro Tibet stories there, just like you won’t see any pro China stories here. The cold reality is, Tibet sells papers and advertising space, so that’s what we go with.”

Scrape News did an investigation of Chinese based news agencies and found no pro Tibet stories, equally there appears to be no pro China articles amongst major Western publications.

“This is not a racial issue,” said US policy advisor Drake Martin. “It’s a separation of philosophies. It’s us versus them. We all turn our head to the opposition because we have a side. When pro China stories start selling newspapers, they’ll start showing up, equally if pro Tibet stories benefit the Chinese government, they’ll start showing up. It’s all about ebbs and flows.”

Emil Uliya, International Correspondent

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