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March 14, 2008
Blitzkrieg!
"A Uyghur woman with a can of gasoline, a Han Chinese man with a bomb strapped to his chest, Steven Spielberg, Björk, and a Tibetan monk walk into a bar in Beijing..."
Perhaps the beginning of a not-so-funny joke, but an accurate gauge of a security atmosphere in China that is becoming very tense, very quickly. What I want to know: who is coordinating these attacks defying the united will of the 56 ethnic groups of my adopted motherland? Who is the Olympic-hating ringleader behind the 'three evil forces'? Reveal yourself!
Another thing I want to know: why didn't any of you tell me that Björk has been running around on tour for almost a year now wearing Uyghur-style Atlas Silk? I only happened to notice it myself because of all the hubbub over the "Tibet, Tibet" incident at her recent Shanghai concert. How awesome is that? (The Uyghur threads, that is... not her foolish attempt at extreme splittist separatism.)
Peking Duck has a round-up of the various sh*t hitting the fan in Tibet. And with the sh*t coming fast and furious from all directions like this, I think we can expect everything to be covered in a thick layer for quite some time.
If anyone would care to complete that joke above, please, be my guest.
UPDATE Just received an email from the State Department:
U.S. Embassy Warden Message
Reports of Violence in Tibet
This Warden Message is to advise Americans of reports of rioting in Lh@sa, Tibet. Some U.S. news media are reporting violence associated with protests in the city of Lh@sa. The Embassy has received first-hand reports from American citizens in the city who report gunfire and other indications of violence.
American citizens in Tibet and especially in Lh@sa are advised to avoid areas where demonstrations are taking place. U.S. citizens in Lhasa should seek safe havens in hotels and other buildings and remain indoors to the extent possible. All care should be taken to avoid unnecessary movement within the city until the situation is under control.
Americans who were planning on travel to Tibet are advised to defer travel at this time.
Nothing really new in there, but a warning in my inbox from Condoleezza Rice somehow makes things seem more ominous.
posted March 14, 2008 at 09:37 AM unofficial Xinjiang time | HaoHao This!
Comments
Had China fallen apart, whole world would suffer! China is not Iraq. Any thing happen in China would have huge world wide impact!
Civil war in China will become another world war with nuclear consequence.
Posted by: IC at March 14, 2008 10:02 PM
China fell apart many times before, why would it be different this time around ? There were dozens of civil wars in China before, the rest of the world just keep on going. Actually China was invaded and conquered many times before, and it was a group of many independent nations and states before. It keeps on breaking up and unifying in cycles.
Posted by: Bill at March 14, 2008 11:12 PM
Japan has a documentory about WW2, which shows how Japan and USA dragged into WW2 because of China. Chinese civil war among warlords backed by different foreign influences. Japan was sucked into it first. Then later USA sucked into it because of backing Jiang over Wang.
Yes, thousands years ago, the world was much isolated regionally due to primitive transportation and communication.
Now, the world is much flatten. Do not think you can get away from trouble like thousands years ago.
People lack of intelligence is real threat to the world. Just hope idiot can vanish.
Posted by: ABC at March 15, 2008 12:45 AM
Chris Devenshire Ellis of Dezan Shira is The Communist Tax Lawyer who is spamming your mailbox. Spread the word and stop the spam!
Posted by: Communist Tax Lawyer at March 15, 2008 09:20 AM
Updated message from the U.S. Embassy:
Warden Message For Tibet And Neighboring Areas
This warden message updates the message of March 14, 2008 regarding civil disturbances in Lhasa, Tibet. (Repeated below). The situation in Lhasa continues to be unstable and Americans are advised to defer travel to Tibet at this time. In addition, Americans are advised to use caution when traveling to predominantly Tibetan areas of neighboring provinces, including Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu, and Qinghai provinces. There have been reports of some demonstrations in provinces bordering Tibet and at least one report of violence in Gansu province.
Given the fluidity of the current situation, the U.S. Embassy advises all U.S. Citizens residing in or traveling to these areas to continue to monitor events closely, to remain indoors when possible and to avoid large public gatherings.
Posted by: michael at March 15, 2008 01:50 PM
"who is coordinating these attacks defying the united will of the 56 ethnic groups of my adopted motherland? Who is the Olympic-hating ringleader behind the 'three evil forces'? Reveal yourself!"
It is ME! ME ME ME! BURN AND PERMANENTLY DECONSTRUCT CHINA TO SAVE HUMANITY!!!!
Posted by: nanheyangrouchuan at March 16, 2008 12:41 PM
what if she is shouting "Long live! Bin Laden!" to the Americans regardless of their feelings?
Posted by: Ricky at March 18, 2008 08:48 PM