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Tibet (2008)

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Tibet protests

Legitimate protest or anti-Chinese prejudice? History or power politics? Feudalism or Imperialism?

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A China in social and intellectual ferment is finding new ways to slice the national past 
The Chinese netizens mobilising against western media distortions should also look in the mirror
Beijing’s months of crisis may come to seem the product of a masterly public-relations campaign
A group of leading specialists on Tibet from around the world write to China's president
Beijing's policy in Tibet is not working. But the cycle of repression and resistance can change. Plus - Chinese intellectuals speak out on Tibet
Tibet's unrest and Taiwan's vote provoke Chinese bloggers to action, report Ivy Wang and Bob Chen
A new global cybernationalism is shaping Chinese perceptions of the Tibet and Olympic protests
The ingredients of the crisis that has exploded in Tibet were clear to all but an unprepared Beijing
The clash over the status and future of Tibet has been transformed by the idea of sovereignty
The experience of a small country in northwestern Europe offers insight into Tibet's turmoil and possible future
Behind the current wave of protest against Chinese rule in Tibet lies the growth of a pan-Tibetan identity
The actions of today's global-imperial powers echo those of Japan's 1930s colonial project
The opposition to China’s oppressive rule evident in the Tibetan uprising is also an affirmation of the right to be different
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