by I-fan Lin
For Tibetan independence movement, most Taiwanese support and sympathize Tibetans, and many people changed their twitter profile figure to the flag of Tibet which represents Tibetan independence movement.
Many artists, writers, musicians, and social movement participants held ‘Bringing love to Tibet’ to pray for Tibetans:
Compared to other countries, Tibetan independence movement has a very special meaning for Taiwan. Most of the discussions are based on empathy, because Taiwan and Tibet are both threatened and manipulated by China. Terry said,
Some people reflected Taiwan’s history and compared its own oppressed past with Tibetan independence movement. Judie said, Tibetans are in their 228 Massacre.
Many people criticized the mass media in Taiwan. Jas took blocking the news about Tibet for example and said, because the sources and gatekeepers are different, this independence movement is reported differently.
Tucci in Germany compared the news about Tibet in Taiwan and Germany, and said the news is obviously less in Taiwan than in Germany.
Sindia in Beijing talked about the information blockage in China.
Although China government blocks the information, due to the advance of technology, some people in China tries to use instant messanger and twitter to see people’s comment about the protest in Tibet, even though they are confused or unhappy. A message in zola may show some people’s opinions:
Annpo asked Chinese friends through twitter, and one of them who worked in Tibet said:
There are other people caring about Tibet. Reiw in Hong Kong made a detail analysis and zola shared the summary of the news. Chao-Chen Lin, a reporter interviewing Dalai Lama and many Tibetans before, explained the problem of Tibet is due to the failure of conversation between Dalai Lama and Chinese government, and the development brought by China government that destroys their culture.
Acknowledgment: Annpo wrote this article, and I-Fan edited and translated it into English.
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