Tibet, China, and the West

As an answer to an article I published before more than 40 days with focus on Tibet and with spotlight on the parallel destiny of the Tibetans under the Chinese and the Oromos under the Amhara and Tigray Abyssinians, I received an impressive answer from the part of a Chinese lawyer that I want to share with you.

The original article was published precisely on March 15, 2008, under the title ‘Tibetans´ Corpses and Oromos´ Cadavers: Chinese and ´Ethiopian´ Crimes’ (http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/55433). Mr. Yeo Heng belongs to the Chinese Diaspora of Southeastern Asia, and lives and works in Malaysia. For many nations allover the world, it has been said that the national and cultural identity is better felt when people live far from their fatherland, and Mr. Heng’s feedback, expressed in very strong and convincing terms, helps only corroborate the aforementioned aphorism.

What draws a mark of respect for Mr. Heng’s approach is that he leaves the tyrannical realm of Abyssinia out of his focus, as he concentrated his criticism on the right of Western countries to speak about the Rights of the Tibetans. In essence, I agree with Mr. Heng, but I realize however that there are two different subjects involved, namely the respect of Human Rights of subjugated nations (turned to ‘minorities’ within the wider territory in which they found themselves) and the international politics and the world diplomacy.

We cannot compare irrelevant issues, the situation of the Human Rights in Tibet and the eventual interference of the British, the French and the Americans in Tibet. We have to compare the situation of the Human Rights in Tibet and in Corsica, in Ireland, and in Catalonia. Saying this, I do not imply that the situation is necessarily better in Catalonia and Corsica; on the contrary.

I want precisely to stress the inconsistencies of the Chinese foreign policy and the Chinese indifference for what occurs in Corsica and Catalonia. I believe on this point precisely hinges the global balance (or the lack of it). Instead of passively and pathetically complaining for Western interference in China’s affairs, China must seize the opportunity to rise to the level of global power.

If China wants to reciprocate, apologies or complaints should be forgotten; the weaknesses of the European colonial powers must be identified, revealed at the international level (who speaks today about French Polynesia?), and thoroughly exploited by China.

The best defense for China, as regards Tibet, is the transfer of the dispute inside the Western countries whereby Human Rights are not respected at all; China must outmaneuver the Anglo-French scheme by internationalizing issues like Scotland, Brittany, Corsica, Polynesia,, Catalonia, Bask Land, Galicia, etc.

Again, this does not mean that I agree with what happens in Tibet where Human Rights are not respected; I simply want to say that the only way for China to outfox the Anglo-French colonial scheme is to attempt for England and France what England and France have already attempted for China: demolition.

I will now publish Mr. Yeo Heng’s letter, and subsequently my response.

Yeo Heng on China, Tibet, and the West

As an overseas Chinese, I really cannot see why you westerners are so crazy about Tibet. May be the head of all this campaign, the Dalai Lama, is a spiritual man, but to you - all these stressed out and materialistic westerners - he seems to be a God for you.

What has China done to Tibet?

What sins has China committed against the Tibetans that you have to spend so much time and efforts trying to discredit China, while she is trying to live with the world community, sacrificing western wages, producing affordable goods to the world, and giving you people a good time in the West?

China is a vast country with many minorities. I really do not think that the sins that China has committed are greater than the sins that Britain and the United States in the past and even now have committed against China and others (there are too many to quote).

Many injustices have be done against China in the past, like the Opium War, where the westerners forced the Chinese to buy opium and subsequently succeeded in conquering her.

China was divided into many areas, some belonged to the British, some to Germans, and whatever. Hong Kong was forced to be leased out to Britain for 99 years for free. Taiwan and Macau were also taken away from her. All this was possible because you were evil by nature; the British are the worst hypocrites in the world, Americans are no different since they originate from them.

Why not spend sometime to free "Iraq"?

I think their case has greater urgency than Tibet, since every minute there are people dying there.

I realize that you have a very 'noble' mission in freeing Tibet. If ever you people succeed in doing so, Tibet will be exploited by you, Westerners; it will become a colony, maybe there will be new war zone just like the Middle East. I really wonder what it will become of Tibet, if it is no more in the hands of China.

It is high time that you take out your masks; we in Asia don't give a damn about Tibet; if the Tibetans really want to 'free' themselves, let them do it by themselves. It is none of your business.

We, Chinese, never enslaved people just like the way your great grandfathers did to the Africans.

Why not just spending some time to try to 'free' these black people at home? They don’t seem to be equally treated.

The less you people want to play God, the more peaceful and loving the world would be.

We, in Asia, and I think many others allover the world do not owe to you for a living; we also do not think that you are capable of contributing anything positive to us.

The trouble with you, Westerners, is that you have found something very precious in Tibet; may it is the teachings of the lamas.

To you this thing is new, but to us in the East, it is in our culture. It is about love, peace and so on and so forth.

Why have you come to Tibet to look for love?

Is it because you have too much violence at home or you cannot live with your spouse or children?

Love is in you, why not praying to your own God, Jesus Christ, asking Him to give you wisdom so that there will be more peace in the world so that you won’t nose around creating trouble to other peace loving people?

The trouble with you people is that you like new things, as for instance the so-called New Age thinking.

The truth is that Jesus is just as relevant today as it was during the Biblical times.

Do you think China will really let you have Tibet? Who are you to claim Tibet ? If ever China has done anything wrong to the Tibetans, forgive her!

Didn't your Christ teach you to do so?

‘Free Tibet’ is a fallacy; it is a big propaganda. Look at it the other way! You, Brits and Americans, do not want to see a strong China. You have succeeded in breaking down USSR; so do you think you can do this to China?

You self-centered, evil-minded westerners, have read China like the way you read yourself, but the problem is you are wrong. China never threw bombs at anybody.

Chinese never arranged expeditions to or invaded far way places, never killed the natives, and never claimed to have found new territories.

Learn how to love those who look different from you!

Since God has blessed you with brain for technology, use it in a peaceful way.

Free Yourself!

Yeo Heng

Response to a Righteous, Nationalist Chinese

Dear Heng,

Thank you for your well articulated mail that I read with great satisfaction.

You raise many interesting points in a an elaborate and convincing way.

As I went through your text, I felt sure that it would be to the benefit of all, if my answer were extensive and analytical. First of all, I would like to state the following; yes, I wrote in favour of the freedom and the independence of Tibet, but this does not signify that I represent the Western countries' interests or that I share their viewpoints.

I am sure you realize that two people can agree on something, while disagreeing on all the rest. This is the matter with my support to Independent Tibet.

By the way, I have always considered myself as an Oriental, being of Turkish origin, and having been born in Greece. Any place is the East of Italy and the Adriatic is by definition ‘Orient’.

On the contrary, I am very much against the colonial regimes of France and England that triggered the criminal and inhuman game of Colonial Antagonism, pulling Russia, Italy, Holland, Germany, and Belgium to the game of dividing the others, and exploiting their resources. Certainly, it all started with the overseas expansion of Spain and Portugal.

Furthermore, I wrote extensively against the consequences of the colonial game that I believe has continued down to our days, with the so-called postcolonial regimes that are simply a new form of colonialism.

I also believe that the exit of the problem cannot be found with a simple Chinese demand that the West stops its Tibetan 'crusade'.

I perceive the stance as simple defense, and I believe that in any case an attack is the best sort of defense.

China should better study the West; then, China must implement a policy that will break down

* England - by triggering the independence of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and even Wales. England would thus be left a simple country of 46 million people.

* France - by triggering the secession of Brittany, Corsica, Catalonia (small part of it only is included in France, as the largest is occupied by Spain), Bask Land (again - small part of it only is included in France, as the largest is occupied byb Spain), Occitania (the largest part of southern France), and French Polynesia (a vast part of Southern Pacific). France would then be a nice small country of just 35 million people.

* Spain - by triggering the liberation of Catalonia, Bask Land and Galicia.

America and China: allies against the colonial powers

China's view of America (US) is not very perspicacious; considered in terms of its Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, America is a clearly anti-colonial country. Many Americans still abide by them.

However, a part of the American establishment has been controlled by England and the European capital that settled in the States in the 19th century; this establishment contributed to a monstrous transfiguration of America from an anti-colonial country to a colonial tool at the hands of England and the Anglo-French colonial elite.

This situation contributed to the oxymoron of an anti-colonial country presenting at times an anti-colonial rhetoric while mostly implementing a clearly colonial policy.

Anti-Americanism: a colonial trickery

In this regard, it becomes clear that Anti-Americanism is the best British colonial trickery. It has been thoughtfully played mainly by France and its satellites – in secret agreement with London – so that Britain looks 'innocent' and trustful' to the eyes of the Americans, while it maneuvers them through the pro-British part of the US establishment - as it was seen in the Malvinas / Falklands war.

Russia has fallen victim of this Anti-Americanism; is it necessary that China pursues the same path? The correct policy in this regard should be the establishment of ties with the democratic, anti-colonial part of the American people, through proper mobilization of all the Italian Americans, the Muslim Americans, the Indian Americans, the Indian origin Americans, the Black, the African origin Americans, the Latin Americans who settled in the US, and the Chinese / East Asiatic American citizens.

In fact, we are living in an inhuman world which has been setup by the criminal minds of the Anglo-French colonials and their ignorant, idiotic and pathetic substitutes in so many places.

To this situation only perspicacity will offer an exit.

You are very, very right talking about the Opium War. But again the problem is with China, not England! Why China does not pursue an aggressive policy in this regard, informing nations allover the world about the undeservedly ignored event?

As a historian, I know the abhorrent event you are talking about, and I read a basic bibliography on the topic (as my field of specialization is Middle East, Northeastern Africa, and Central Asia), but who knows about the Opium War in 19th century China in ‘faraway’ countries and continents like Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Africa, the Middle East and, above all, in Latin America?

What happened?

Did you think that the Opium War is a matter of the past?

It is not; the new pium war (named Afghanistan) shows clearly the perverse nature of the Anglo-French colonial elites and their - ongoing - inhuman target, namely to rule the world by eradicating all the terms and conditions that were considered as necessary for a Human Civilization to exist by Assyrians, Babylonians, Egyptians, Phoenicians, Persians, Indians, Chinese, Africans, Greeks, Romans, Celts, Slavs, Aztecs, Mayas and Incas.

Best Regards,

Shamsaddin