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Article: World is watching Tibet.(Editorials)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- March 18, 2008
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Byline: The Register-Guard
The Great Firewall of China may succeed in blocking YouTube videos of violence in Tibet, but the world is still watching to see how China responds to unrest in Tibet.
In 1989, China largely succeeded in drawing a curtain on international media coverage of massive political demonstrations in Beijing's Tiananmen Square before sending in Chinese military troops who slaughtered pro-democracy protesters.
That was nearly two decades ago, and the current Chinese leadership surely understands that it has no hope of escaping the penetrating spotlight of international attention on Tibet, especially with less than five months ...