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The Associated Press: China to celebrate day Tibet feudal rule ended
9 hours ago BEIJING (AP) Ahead of the politically sensitive 50th anniversary of the Dalai Lama's flight into exile and the crushing of a Tibetan rebellion, China has told Tibet to celebrate the event as a liberation from feudalism. Friday's proposal by China-backed lawmakers in Tibet to ...
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China to celebrate day Tibet feudal rule ended
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... events that still create friction today. It also underscores the Chinese government's efforts to discredit the Tibetan spiritual leader and press people living in the Himalayan region to forget any thoughts of a new separatist rebellion. China has been preparing for the possibility of more unrest in Tibet since deadly rioting in the capital Lhasa on March 14 last year sparked the biggest anti-government protests among Tibetans in decades — and a major military crackdown. Read more: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iAMqM... :puke:

Tibetan Liberation To Be Joyously Commemorated
Jules Crittenden — ... Dalai Lama to decide whether or not to start the reform process after the six years had elapsed.     However, the Dalai Lama and some serf owners still launched the armed rebellion, which was widely believed by Chinese historians not to postpone the reform, but to continue forever the feudal serf system. Either that or they weren’t sufficiently advanced in their thinking to recognize the benefits of liberation under the guidance of Chinese Marxists. Apparently there are concerns that angry foreign reactionaries might foment uncivil unrest  on the joyous occasion this year. AP ...

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