Don't let anyone hold his/her breath in anticipation of China-induced democracy, peace and human rights in Tibet. China's intense support of the regime responsible for the murder and mayhem in Darfur, and its brutal treatment of Falun Gong adherents, 'dissidents' and others in China, should prevent us from being unrealistically hopeful.
That the Australian Government recently declared its opposition to the use of torture is a good thing, but it won't impress Beijing. However, preventing Sino Steel and other Chinese interests buying up/into Australian mining projects might do the trick.
And while readers may spare a thought and/or a prayer for the Tibetans, let us not forget the Christian minority in Iraq where, following the invasion by the Coalition of the Willing, life for Christians in Baghdad, Mosul, Kirkuk and al-Nour has become a genocidal nightmare, making the persecution of the early Christians in the Roman Empire look quite insignificant.
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