Tibet

Light blogging because I have been getting my book together (in the unlikely event of it ever being published I shall not hesitate to give myself a free plug).

There is a story going round that China plans to celebrate the 50th aniversary of its illegal invasion of Tibet with a 'Freedom from Serfdom' day. If this is true it is the most disgracefully cynical act imaginable. China has taken over the government and poured money into illegal Chinese settlements, leaving the Tibetans unrepresented and alone.

It used to be that we held off criticising China because of its importance as a trading partner. Now we are no longer buying its plastic shoes, Christmas tree decorations and non-working computer parts perhaps someone in some western government will have the gumption to stand up and denounce China for the aggressive totalitarian dictatorship it is.