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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (36600)	7/27/2003 4:47:37 AM
From: Seeker of Truth	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

I've never seen any evidence that Tibetans are treated worse than people from Honan or Chekiang or etc. The cultural revolution looted and razed Han people's temples and historic structures. I think one cannot say that the arrests per capita in the province of Tibet have been greater than that in Shanshi or Hubei etc. Some Chinese friends of mine in Toronto think that relatively Tibetans were treated better than people elsewhere in China. I think we needn't prove again and again that China is not a democracy. Given that it isn't, the investment question is does this affect the rosy picture of the future? In a sense even this question is hypothetical because the degree of democracy seems to be advancing from zero to a small number. As and if this advance continues we can observe and react. Meanwhile, China is booming; that's a fact.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (36600)	7/27/2003 10:37:59 AM
From: BubbaFred	Respond to of 74559

"The Dalai Lama agreed to become the spiritual guide of the Manchu emperor, and accepted patronage and protection in exchange. This 'priest-patron' relationship (known in Tibetan as Choe-Yoen), which the Dalai Lama also maintained with some Mongol princes and Tibetan nobles, was the only formal tie that existed between the Tibetans and the Manchus during the Qing dynasty. It did not, in itself affect Tibet's independence." Such powerful SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE that lead to the Moghul Empire which extended all the way west to present day Afghanistan. Even today, GWB admitted he was guided by Christian God for US action in Iraq. And the militant Muslims are guided by Islamic Allah to perform jihads. All in the name of someone's and some type of Gods. It is much better to be realistic, practical and sensible, rather than being imbued guidance from godly calls and powers.