A recent poll revealed that Koreans are more critical of Chinese thuggery in Tibet than other nations:
South Koreans are more critical of China’s Tibet policy than citizens of other countries in Asia and the West, according to poll results released Tuesday.
Eighty-four percent of South Koreans said they agree with the critics who demand that Tibet should have autonomy and be allowed to preserve its traditional culture and that the Dalai Lama be permitted to return, the poll conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org said.
The average among all respondents was 64 percent.
Not that this opinion has morphed into anything at the policy level, although to be fair, this would just put Seoul together with everyone else in the free world.
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Could it be that the rat matter found in the Korean snack is rearing its ugly (rat) head in this anti-Chinese poll…
How is it anti-Chinese to be against Tibet occupation? I’d say if anything, the Koreans are simply responding to a situation that similarly echoes in Korea’s past (and, of course, the possible future).
Yeah they want the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet — and please stay away from Korea, anyway we won’t issue you a visa…
Yeah I agree with #2. No idea how that’s anti-Chinese.
It’s a PRO-Chinese view, if one supports the emergence of a China that is respected by the world and can honestly feel proud of itself, as I do. Dalai Lama’s return and a reasonable level of cultural and economic autonomy for Tibet — “one country two systems”, hey — only makes sense, would be just, and would be very good for China in the long-run…
The Tibet turmoil comes amid a wave of sour views of China stemming from Koguryo and other real and imagined spats, so it wouldn’t surprise me if overall anti-Chinese sentiment colored that poll. As dda pointed out, Korea has been shunning the DL for years now.
That poll was taken before the “rat snack”, and before the Tibet uprising.
The one-country-two-systems can only work for places like Macau and HK, which were originally Chinese anyway… Which TIbet ain’t. Plus, the 1-2 system is only valid for 50 years, it’s not a permanent thing. Who knows what’ll happen in 39 years in HK…?
China needs to back of in Tibet
Sometimes I think the sole reason for continuing the existence of the North Korean government is so that we cannot say the PRC is the most malevolent government in the world–at least not with a straight face.
(cue the paki anti-american sophistry!)