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China Launches 'Patriotic Education' Drive in Tibet |
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Monday, 21 April 2008
China's Communist Party has launched a "patriotic education" drive in Tibet's capital, Lhasa following recent anti-Chinese protests in the region.
The official Tibet Daily newspaper Monday, says the two-month campaign is aimed at attacking pro-independence sentiment and support for Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.
The campaign will include television programs and organized denunciation sessions of the Dalai Lama.
The report says the drive will attempt to strengthen relations between local party officials and residents in and around Lhasa.
Beijing has accused the Dalai Lama of masterminding several weeks of protests in Tibetan areas of China and of seeking independence for Tibet. The Dalai Lama denies the charge, and says he only wants autonomy for Tibet.
Another article published in Monday's official "China Daily" accuses the United States and the European Union of hypocrisy and ignorance regarding Tibet.
The article criticizes resolutions passed by the U.S. Congress and the European Parliament calling on China to halt repression in Tibet.
Chinese authorities have arrested more than 2,000 Tibetans - including more than 500 monks - in connection with the sometimes violent protests in northwestern China since March, but most of them have been released.
Tibet's government-in-exile says more than 150 people have died in the Chinese crackdown on mostly monk-led protests. China blames Tibetan rioters for the deaths of at least 20 people.
By VOA News
21 April 2008 |
Monday, 21 April 2008
China
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