China is worried about the olympics making them look bad. As long as they occupy Tibet, there will be animosity toward China, no matter what happens at teh olympics.
should China show some real class, by givint Tibet their independence, the olympics wouldn’t matter.
typical shortsightedness is gonna keep China in the world’s woodshed because they’re focusing on appearances rather than substance.
there is a real potential here for China to come looking REAL good. bet the muff it again.
No one who's been watching the Chinese these last ten years and more is so foolish to trust them. If they're willing to put lead and other contaminants into their exports and the food they feed their own people, why in the world would they hesitate to slaughter Tibetans?
The Chinese have leaders live old and grow wise. However, their generation was the WWII generation and saving face for them is still very much a reality to these men. Tawian is such an issue and if the games are boycotted, they will simply accelerate their option toi move on Taiwan to save face. Considering the Chinese got pretty much all they wanted out of the U.S. (and we recently took some back) I do not see they would feel too intimidated by the West at this moment if they did move on Taiwan in the next couple of years. Just my take...