Anti-China protests at torch run in Bangkok

[Joanne98]

Source: Reuters

BANGKOK (Reuters) - About two hundred China supporters taunted pro-Tibet demonstrators as the Olympic torch was paraded through Bangkok amid tight security on Saturday.

Police pushed back several people who tried to advance beyond barricades to counter demonstrations by scores of activists angry at China's human rights record and rule over Tibet.

A crowd dressed in red waving China flags gathered outside the regional headquarters of the United Nations, chanting pro-China slogans as the demonstrators held aloft banners saying "no torch in Tibet" and "one world, one dream, free Tibet".

"They are killing many Tibetans, like animals," said one protester, who had "free Tibet" scrawled on his bare chest.



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[Zynx]

1. This reminds me that today I saw something bizarre in Madison.

I saw some students from mainland China bring out huge PRC flags and banners basically equating disagreement with their government with racism and march down State Street with them. I was actually mildly offended.

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4. If they're here on a visa,

a word in some pol's ear might keep them from being so nasty to U.S. citizens with the threat of removal of their visas. If they're naturalized, they have as much right as any of the rest of the citizens to make their comments be heard. That's one of the rights we have, even if we don't like the idea of such a right being used in such a nasty fashion.

[Doctor Cynic]

6. Sorry.

This is the US. It isn't CCCP (or China for that matter) where any bureaucrat can change things at a whim. There are laws to be followed.

You can't deport any foreigner for exercising their right of free speech (which applies to foreigners too).

[dabenpb]

2. This is going to get out of hand.

You can only stir up nationalistic pride so far before it turns to outright violence.

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3. It's already come to that

in many Asian countries. Which is why China getting the Olympic bid has been heading toward disaster for many, many years. I'm thinking we should have headed this off at the pass in the days before WWII when we actually were on China's side.

I support a free Tibet and always have. What China has done to that country, and to thousands, if not millions, of its own people is disgusting, horrifying and frankly makes countries like Iraq look like country clubs.

[David__77]

5. So anti-Chinese protesters are roughing up disabled Chinese athletes?!?

Real classy!

This is grotesque.