China's economic might may have given it a place at the big boy table, but their government is still a totalitarian, propaganda-spewing abhorrence that should be shunned by the international community. The Dalia Lama addressed these Tibetan monks yesterday to mark the 50th anniversary of the uprising that resulted in his exile from Tibet. The 73-year-old Nobel Peace Price winner called Tibetan life under Chinese rule 'hell on earth'.Few in Tibet heard the speech, of course. China deployed a massive 'security force' (i.e., army troops) to prevent protests. Or anything resembling free speech. But hey, they make cheap socks!
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