Fireworks in/about Beijing
Besides not having met the pollution standards promised when they were given the host assignment, there’s trouble aplenty around the world and we hope -not- in Beijing, itself.
The Uigher muslim separatists have said they will do something to call attention to their plight, could be a terror act. And a ‘Free Tibet’ protestor was injured in a fall from the Chinese consulate in SF. Claims are that when she rappeled from the building roof, the Chinese cut her ropes.
Interesting to me:
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| Defa Tong, a spokesman for the Chinese Consulate, said questions about whether the ropes were cut should be directed to police. He said media attention should be focused instead at the unlawful action of the two protesters invading Chinese territory. “Their action is really a violation and an infringement of Chinese sovereignty,” he said. “This is unbearable to any country, to any people.” |
That for a one-time short-schedule protest. I would assume, then, that if the US allowed ‘Free Tibet’ to invade and occupy the DC Embassy, holding the staff hostage, for 400 plus days, the Chinese would consider it an act of war.
I would agree.