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The actor Jackie Chan joined Chinese officials and other celebrities today in an extravagant celebration of the 100 days countdown to Beijing’s Summer Olympics.
Thousands gathered in the capital to sing “Beijing welcomes you", a song written especially for the countdown. Waves of dancers performed with their hair styled like Olympic rings.
But the grand ceremony was marred by criticism of China from both the White House and Gordon Brown. The Prime Minister said today he was "unhappy" about the country’s actions in Tibet.
The White House said it was “concerned” about the decision of a Chinese Court to jail 30 Tibetans after they rioted in their capital, Lhasa, last month.
Hundreds of Tibetans rampaged through Lhasa's streets on March 17, stabbing and stoning ethnic Han Chinese and setting fire to hundreds of shops and offices.
Officials said that 18 people were killed.
The Intermediate People’s Court in Lhasa yesterday handed down terms of three years to life to the 30 protesters. A Buddhist monk was sentenced to life in prison.
Dana Perino, the White House spokeswoman, said the President was "concerned" about the sentences. “We don’t think that anyone should break the law," she said. "But we also believe in freedom of expression and assembly.”
China has blamed Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and his government-in-exile for plotting the riots.
This week it sealed off the Tibetan capital before the arrival of the Olympic torch relay, closing the Himalayan city to farmers and insisting that even schoolchildren must carry new passes.
Panic buying gripped the city as hundreds of thousands of people prepare for the tight security restrictions.
The International Campaign for Tibet said today that groups of Buddhist monks have been detained from several Lhasa monasteries, which have been sealed off by troops.
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Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently. But the principle is nobody hurt or lost life. Be just before ones generous for the innocent victims.
Sport is above any politics.
s leung, scotland, uk
The tibet issue is the china's internal problem which can not be interfered by other countries. Dalai Lama is aimed to separate the tibet from the china.The Uk and Us criticised china's action towards tibet because they don't like the rapid deveoplement of china in many aspects, like economy。
sin jingying , Jinhua , China
The Amwrican government claimed the freedom of expression and assembly of the prosters. Then ,How about the freedom of those Han Chinese who were beaten.Have American ever considered about this?
Bree, HangZhou, China
If Bush thinks that " ..I dont think that anyone should break the law.." It should be a fullstop to his speech. Chinese government has rights to jail anyone breaks Chinese law. "freedom of expression and assembly" does not immune punishement for criminals against law in any country.
Ben, London, UK
After the master's observations, Gulliver was astound and reflected "I have so far opened my eyes and enlighted my understanding of USA governmentsYahoos and CIA Yahoos, hyprocracy and jealousy. I will never come back to UK, let alone invading and colonizing Northern America. "
Justin, Shanghai,
So what would Bush do with 30 people found guilty of Rioting?...Waterboard them ,and let them go?
John J...Chengdu, Chengdu, China
Plenty of human rights groups have criticised the US over holding people illegally. I dont know why Chinese people feel China is being singled out - all countries are harassed by NGOs and such.
@Ming, London - yep, its hypocrisy. But every government on the planet is guilty of it.
Chris, Leeds,
The old trick of claiming human rights violations when somebody steps on your toe, yet you yourself are poking out other people's eyes, will not work this time around.
Augustine Chihuri , surrey, England
It seems that the Western powers are condoning racist attacks against the Han Chinese! The Chinese has no right to defend themselves. Anyone attacking the Chinese would be freedom fighter but anyone attacking the West would be called terrorist. hmm hyprocracy?
ming, london, uk
Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir has called for an international tribunal to try US President George W. Bush, Tony Blair and John Howard with war crimes over the war in Iraq
steven, Singapore,
I would not agree that the American and European are jealous. China is poor and will be so in foreseeable future due to limited resource and huge population. Internationally, China just a 2nd-3rd class citizen in the eye of American and European. and China competing for the world resouces with them.
Lei, Orono, Maine
The American and European are jealous of Chinese success and tried all means to discedit China. The American have detained hundreds of so called " terrorist suspect" without justice. Yet no western human rights groups dare to protest.
Yik Choo, Perth, Australia