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Home Editorials of Interest Jerome F. Keating's writings Anomalies of China? They Keep Mounting.

Anomalies of China? They Keep Mounting.

Tibet has been "liberated" by China for over half a century right? Why then with this grand liberation does China have to close the borders of Tibet to foreigners once again? Such are the anomalies of China or are they?

Recently even tour groups were banned from entering Tibet, a strange ban for a liberated country. The occasion of course was the upcoming 90th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. Beijing travel agencies were hoping this ban would be lifted by now, but not so. I guess the liberation effect is taking longer than expected.

In addition to the above, another anomaly is that a Chinese backed foundation is raising money at home and abroad to develop the birthplace of Buddha in Nepal. They hope to produce a place for Buddhists to visit just as Muslims have Mecca and Christians have the Holy Land in Israel. So what is the catch? This seems like a kind charitable thing to do.

Unfortunately, unsaid is the fact that China still wants to control the religion; it claims the right to appoint the Dalai Lama and the Panchet Lama and anyone else of importance.There is a limit to generosity. China will assist religions as long as the state controls them. No separation of church and state here; rather subordination of church to state. An anomaly, not if you know China.


Source: Jerome F. Keating's writings



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Newsflash

Dolma Kyab, 32, was sentenced to death by a Chinese court for allegedly killing his wife on March 11 but exile Tibetans say his wife immolated self on March 13, 2013, in protest against Chinese rule

DHARAMSHALA, AUGUST 17: An Intermediate court in Tibet’s Ngaba region has sentenced a Tibetan man to death for allegedly killing his wife who the exile Tibetans say had died five months back after setting herself on fire in protest Chinese rule.

The Chinese state run media cited a court ruling that says Dolma Kyab, 32, from Zoege County had strangled his wife, Kunchok Wangmo to death on March 11 this year following an argument over “drinking problem”. However, reports
published earlier in March on this site indicate that Kunchok Wangmo, 31, set herself on fire on the eve of Xi Jinping’s formal selection as the new President of China to protest Chinese rule in Tibet and to call for the return of the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama to Tibet.