http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/04/the-olympic-protest-primer/ Where the world comes together Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:51:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/04/the-olympic-protest-primer/#comment-2188 An Xin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:28:50 +0000 http://www.dianaswednesday.com/2008/04/the-olympic-protest-primer/#comment-2188 <strong>An Xin </strong>sends these "Pro-China factoids" to stimulate more discussion. 1. The central government has established 24/7 television broadcasting and radio stations in Tibet, in Tibetan, to preserve their language through modern technology. I suspect the Dalai Lama’s folks know once Tibet connects with the world the prospect of returning to a remote theocracy will continue to shrink. 2. Tibetan minerals are used in everything from plastics to electronics. With respect to the delicacy of the ecosystem in Tibet, the mountains in many places do not need to be strip mined to access rich mineral resources; the mountains in many parts are disintegrating slowly but surely, the mineral sand already broken down into its constituents, and otherwise blowing away. An Xin sends these “Pro-China factoids” to stimulate more discussion.
1. The central government has established 24/7 television broadcasting and radio stations in Tibet, in Tibetan, to preserve their language through modern technology. I suspect the Dalai Lama’s folks know once Tibet connects with the world the prospect of returning to a remote theocracy will continue to shrink.
2. Tibetan minerals are used in everything from plastics to electronics. With respect to the delicacy of the ecosystem in Tibet, the mountains in many places do not need to be strip mined to access rich mineral resources; the mountains in many parts are disintegrating slowly but surely, the mineral sand already broken down into its constituents, and otherwise blowing away.

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