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2010 (should work with earlier versions)
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VS2010 -- as Web Site so earlier versions should be able to load
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I have tried several suggestions, from this topic as well, to export custom formatting however still no CSS style is applied on the exported file. I have tried formatting on Item Created and Data Bound, however the export will the following settings still doesn't format my excel file. I am also adding custom labels in each cell and would like these values to be printed depending on what is actually visible on the grid (i use CSS to hide and show label within a cell). If label1 is visible then i want that to be printed in exported report and if label2 is visible then i would need that value (one is percentage, and one is actual count).
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telerik:RadGrid ID="ViewerGrid" runat="server" ShowHeader="true" ShowFooter="true"
CssClass="ViewerGridStyle" OnItemDataBound="Grid_DataBound" EnableEmbeddedSkins="false"
<ExportSettings IgnorePaging="true">
<Excel FileExtension="xls" />
<Csv ColumnDelimiter="Comma" RowDelimiter="NewLine" />
<MasterTableView ShowHeadersWhenNoRecords="true">
code behind on click event of button:
grid.ExportSettings.Excel.Format = GridExcelExportFormat.Html;
grid.ExportSettings.ExportOnlyData = false;
grid.ExportSettings.HideStructureColumns = true;
Your help in this matter is greatly appreciated. I am a bit hesitant to install Office for these operations as Microsoft discourages it.
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Archive for March 2006
Good Day, Bad Day
Posted by: selsel on: March 31, 2006
Today is a good day. Why? 'Cos I didn't have to take a cab to work. Why? 'Cos a cute guy (altho' balding, but had big muscles and a fabulous tan) said my jeans are nice. Teehee. Why? 'Cos the cute guy's girlfriend also said my jeans are nice. Teeheehee. Why? 'Cos today is the [...]
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I received the notification letter to activate my progress package thingy today. Karen had happily announced to me that she was getting $800. Shit. I feel so danged. Argh! Why? Because I'm only getting 200 miserable dollars. Because I live in a landed property. WTH?!?!?!?! Although I live in a terrace house, I'm not rich! [...]
They Love Me!
Posted by: selsel on: March 27, 2006
My very own ad. I got it from Nad's blog. The ad's from Puma by the way. Cool eh. Muahahahahaha. Go get yours here!
Photos Photos Photos!
Posted by: selsel on: March 27, 2006
I just realised I have a lot of photos in my camera that I haven't uploaded into the laptop. So here they are! I was so proud of the frames that I bought from Ikea that the minute I reached home, I hurried to put the jigsaw puzzle and the photos into the frames. Whee. But this wooden [...]
One Year
Posted by: selsel on: March 23, 2006
Come April, it'd have been almost a year since it happened. I don't know why we've become what we've become, is it because we didn't make the effort to clear the air or was it just meant to have become like this. But I just wished it'd turned out some other way. I don't think [...]
Protected: The Dream
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My Candy Heart
Posted by: selsel on: March 20, 2006
Hee hee. I did this quiz I found on somebody's blog. The person who commented in the "Randomly" post, Kookabaru. Your Candy Heart Says "First Kiss" You're a true romantic who brings an innocent hope to each new relationship. You see the good in every person you date, and you relish each step of falling [...]
Posted by: selsel on: March 20, 2006
Looked through my pictures just now, and I found this! A photo we took at the airport at Rach's send off. Sigh. I miss that girl. She gave me a tour of her room the other day, via webcam. Hahahahaha. Soon! She'll be back!!!! July come quick!!! Over the weekend, Nad showed me this [...]
I can tell you when I'll die
Posted by: selsel on: March 16, 2006
Smart ey. I'm dying next week. Teeheehee. *Sadistic laughter* Why? Let's see. Because I'll be working full days on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. And classes on Wednesday and Thursday nights. PLUS weekend block teaching on Saturday and Sunday which lasts for one FULL DAY (9am to 5pm). Oh. Wonderful. Just wonderful. Fantastic. A round of applause [...]
Protected: A Letter
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Mark's 24th Birthday!
Posted by: selsel on: March 13, 2006
Friday we trooped down to PartyWorld KTV at Shenton to celebrate Marky's 24th birthday! Woohoo! His face (面子) very big oh, 'cos he even managed to get SUPERSTARS to come! Wah seh! And I've never seen so many people sing KTV together before! And the room was like superly big. Cool man. Good place for [...]
Things to do
Posted by: selsel on: March 9, 2006
Go to the dentist's. Shit. My fillings came out. When I was eating Mentos. Dammit. I hate Mentos. Don't ever offer me Mentos every again. Work on Friday. Baking session on Saturday @ Jenny's house. Ikea on Sunday. Yay yay yay! I love school breaks. Due to different modules next semester, we get 2 weeks [...]
One more hurdle
Posted by: selsel on: March 8, 2006
The exams are finally over!! Yay-ness. Time to play play play play play play again! Well, at least until the next exams.. in late May. These 2 papers have been 2 major disasters. I didn't finish both. I left 25% blank for my Marketing paper. And for the Small Business paper, I attempted all the [...]
A Week Of Disappointments
Posted by: selsel on: March 6, 2006
I kinda forgot what actually happened last week. I had wanted to wait until this Monday, which is today, to blog about a verrrryyyy disappointing last week. And the majorly disappointing thing was my marketing strategy and planning exam. Shitified-ed. I tell you. Majorly, superly, (other random superlative) disappointing. I only answered 75% of 100%. Seriously. I [...]
Lah.cc gives me heart attacks.
Posted by: selsel on: March 3, 2006
Today, Xingdi msn-ed me and asked me what happened to my blog. Thinking that something disastrous happened again, I went to the website and omg! It said "No posts found!" Wtf. -_-" This is worse then seeing "Cannot find server" or something along that line. I mean I know Lah is still at Beta, but [...]
My studyroom, the battlefield
Posted by: selsel on: March 1, 2006
Very messy, this is what happens during every exams. Once every 3 months. I'll be so glad when it's all over. The sun is setting! This also means the time I have left before my marketing paper is rapidly decreasing! Who says polaroids fade and don't last? This polaroid was taken like 5 years ago [...]
On the Last Day of February..
Posted by: selsel on: March 1, 2006
I saw a rainbow. A fairly huge one I must say. Usually you only get a section of the rainbow that's visible. But today, I saw the whole arc. Faint, but still visible. I quickly ran to my study and grabbed my digicam to catch it. To my frustration, the camera couldn't quite capture the [...]

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Debate On Race Lengths Goes Distance
By: Dustin Long - @dustinlong on March 22, 2014 | 1:03 P.M. EST
Carl Edwards says he does not want shorter NASCAR Sprint Cup races. Ryan Newman disagrees. (Photo: Getty Images)
FONTANA, Calif. - What does a 500-mile race mean to you?
Is it a test of drivers and teams or merely a distance too long?
Questions about shortening NASCAR Sprint Cup races returned this weekend to Auto Club Speedway, a track that once hosted 500-mile events but now has a 400-mile Cup race.
The topic stirs passionate debate among fans. Some say don't change the distances because they enjoy the full experience at the track. Others want a smaller TV viewing window.
Even as some races have been shortened in recent years, a quarter of the Cup schedule features races that are 500 miles (or more).
It would seem unlikely that the Daytona 500, Southern 500 and Coca-Cola 600 would be shortened because of those race's traditional values. So that would leave only six races at 500 miles - both Texas and Talladega races, Atlanta and the fall Charlotte race.
In essence, is that what the debate is about? Is it just six out of 36 points races that has some furiously defending those races and others pleading for them to be reduced? Or do people suggest that 400-mile races need to be shortened as well? If so, when do the races become too short?
For those who have questioned the length of races, the sport has responded. Auto Club Speedway cut its 500-mile race to 400 miles in 2010. Phoenix International Raceway reduced its spring race from 600 kilometers to 500 in 2011. That same year a 400-mile race at Kentucky replaced a 500-mile race at Atlanta, and a 400-mile race at Kansas Speedway replaced a 500-mile race at Auto Club Speedway. Pocono cut both its Cup races from 500 to 400 miles in 2012.
The merits of a race, though, often aren't judged by its length but by what happens. The back-and-forth action and dramatic action at the end of last year's race at Auto Club Speedway put that race on multiple list of best races of 2013. Other lists included the spring Talladega race and the Daytona 500 as among the best races of last year - both 500-mile events.
This year's Daytona 500 might be on such a list at the end of this season. Drivers talked about the intensity on the track after the rain delay and it provided fans with action that proved thrilling.
"That has to be the hardest raced 500 ever as far as I am concerned and probably one of the best,'' said Brad Keselowski, who finished third.
A driver not winning saying the race was one of the best? How often does that happen?
Go back and look at history and some might consider among the sport's greatest races the Southern 500 Ricky Craven won in 2003 with his breathtaking battle with Kurt Busch coming to the checkered flag. That finish might not have happened had it been a shorter race.
Want something more recent? Jimmie Johnson and Keselowski engaged in a thrilling duel late in the Texas Chase race in 2012 that also had title implications.
Still, the debate rages. Some drivers were asked their feelings on the matter.
"Shortening the length of our races would be great for our sport and great for the fans,'' Ryan Newman said. "It would build the excitement sooner. And I don't think it would necessarily change the outcome, I think it would just intensify our sport."
Carl Edwards doesn't see it that way. His response is immediate and emphatic to if races should be shorter.
"No,'' he said. "Longer is better. It is supposed to be a test of man and machine. People pay good money for the tickets and ought to make an afternoon out of it. To me, I don't know, I guess some people might be jaded that come to the racetrack every week and only think about going home but for me racing, to finish a 500-miler somewhere that is special. That is what NASCAR is about to me. It is supposed to take a whole afternoon."
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A Chronicle of Elliot Sperling
Tsering Woeser, February 10, 2017
Woeser's note: This essay was written in Lhasa in the summer of 2014, for a very special book. The volume, "Trails of the Tibetan Tradition: Papers for Elliot Sperling," was a compilation of 31 essays from Tibetologists, paying respect to Elliot Sperling. There were 5 essays in Tibetan, 25 in English, and 1 in Chinese. On February 3, 2015, the book was launched at the Amnye Machen Institute [in Dharamsala]. Prior to that, Elliot didn't know that this book had been in preparation for two years. It was presented as a gift to him as a token of respect and friendship, and most importantly as a testament to his preciousness and rarity: wise, kind, brave, righteous. And yet… those whom the gods love die young. The karma of life and death aches to the bottom of the heart. We miss you, our suddenly departed, dear Elliot Sperling! – February 2, 2017
On one occasion — I don't remember when over these last few years, because Elliot has come to Beijing a few times; he couldn't go to Lhasa, but he could come to Beijing — Elliot was holding a big thick English book, and he told me it was the memoir of Mme Mandelstam.
At that point, the book had not been translated into Chinese. That I was already familiar with the poems and prose of Osip Mandelstam made Elliot very pleased. Together we revisited one of the poems that was later to give the author great misery: "We live without feeling the country beneath our feet, / our words are inaudible from ten steps away. / Any conversation, however brief, / gravitates, gratingly, toward the Kremlin's mountain man…"
I now realize that it was toward the end of March, 2011. On the 16th, the 20 year-old-monk Phuntsog in Amdo county bathed himself in flame in a terrible sacrifice to protest killings in Lhasa three years ago. A few days later I encountered Lobsang Tsepa, a fellow monk from the Kirti Gompa monastery. He choked back his tears as he told me of Phuntsog's immolation. But soon, he'd vanished. It wasn't until two years later that I found that he'd been taken away by police from a Chinese language school in Beijing.
I wrote a poem for Lobsang Tsepa, part of which included two lines from Mandelstam's work. It went: "This verse was from a poet of conscience who died at the hands of Stalin, / and in it is portrayed the image of today's China." In the same poem I also recorded my exchange with Elliot over Skype:
In the depth of the night I mumble to myself:
"I don't know if it matters or not, but I'm still gonna say it.
Actually, I know. Saying it is pointless…."
A friend from the free world, sings it out:
"They always make people think that speech is pointless.
But speak we must!"
I remember the first time I met Elliot like it was yesterday.
It was the summer of 2010. After dropping off his luggage at the hotel, he took a taxi straight to Tongzhou, in Beijing's eastern suburbs, to see me. Though he's one of the few Tibetologists completely proficient in Chinese, he rarely, rarely spoke Chinese with me. My point isn't to boast about the proficiency of my Tibetan — everyone knows that I still have a ways to go there — but to note that, it seemed to me, he spoke with me in Tibetan in order to help me improve.
That night I took him to the Makye Ame Tibetan restaurant at Jianguomen. The name of the place is ambiguous, and given to possible, sometimes erroneous interpretations. In any case, the food was quite good, despite not being all that authentic. They also had Tibetan wheat beer, shipped in from Lhasa. This, it must be said, was a comfort to Elliot, who hadn't enjoyed a draught of it since his youth. As we savored it and spoke, he remarked that Tibetan dance performances were becoming popular, and the growing number of "Tibet fans" in the capital was creating a sense of Orientalism.
After that, it seemed that every time we met, it would be over food. We went to many restaurants in Beijing: Tibetan, Indian, Mexican. Of course, we frequented Chinese restaurants the most, including hotpot places and others. Apart from eating and drinking, we went to bookstores, art galleries, the Old Summer Palace, the Imperial College, Nanluogu Hutong (南锣鼓巷), the Songzhuang artist village, and so on. On two occasions we almost got sunstroke (he always come to Beijing during the height of summer).
We also took in operas together. On one occasion, Elliot (who at that point, because of his increasing resemblance to the mien of Lenin, I had taken to calling "Comrade Lenin") invited me to the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing — known as the Giant Egg — to see the opera Carmen. He's the kind of fellow who knows almost every classical opera inside out. He wore a white linen suit, and hummed along while keeping time. One time, my friend and I were celebrating our birthday, but the only thing playing was The Flower Girl, a North Korean propaganda classic that I'd grown up being brainwashed by in the Cultural Revolution. Wang Lixiong [王力雄, the author's husband] took Elliot, me, and my good friend out, jokingly describing it as a session of Maoist era "remembering the sufferings of the past in order to appreciate the happiness today." That night, Beijing was beset with an intense storm — like all the tears of North Korea were raining down on it.
I like to jokingly call Elliot "Genla" — a Tibetan honorific term for teacher. One time, we went to Chengde in Hebei to tour one of the seasonal imperial residences that a Manchurian emperor had given to his Buddha Dharma Grand Masters, the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama (they're commonly known as the "Small Potala Palace" and the "Panchen's imperial residence"). With the help of Elliot providing some casual advice, I managed to write a piece about Chengde that was not too bad.
The entire trip, in fact, was both instructive and delightful. We came across a fake "Tibetan Master," peddling candles to the tourists waiting in line. Elliot approached him with the utmost courtesy and began asking him questions in Tibetan. The imposter quickly lost his composure and the ruse was over. Apart from individual swindlers, the government was swindling the public on a far larger scale, trying to revise history with political motives. For instance, they attempted to turn the eastward movement of the Mongolian Torghut tribe at the end of the 18th century into "returning to the embrace of the fatherland," and had a special exhibition and new relief sculpture produced for the purpose. Elliot snapped a photo and sent it to a scholar of Mongolia, receiving the facetious response: "It looks like you have made new discoveries in Chengde!"
There was another amusing detail that was also discovered, of course, by Elliot. At the Small Potala Palace there was a Five Pagoda Gate, that is, a city gate that had above it five differently colored pagodas, which corresponded to the Five Dhyani Buddhas: central, south, east, west, and north. But the Chinese and English explanation in front of it was riddled with errors. It not only claimed that the five pagodas were the five main schools of Tibetan Buddhism — the Yellow Hat, Gelugpa, Karma Kagyu, and Yungdrung Bön (笨波派) schools — but also made an error in the Chinese characters for the latter school. It had substituted the Chinese character 苯 [pronounced "ben"] in Karma Kagyu, for the character 笨 in "stupid" (笨蛋). On top of that, the Chinglish translation on the plaque read: "The stupid wave sends."
As a Chinese dissident loathed by the government, myself and Wang Lixiong often have our freedom restricted and suffer house arrest. I'm under more restrictions. This is shown by the fact that, for instance, Wang can get a passport (though sometimes neither a passport nor a visa does much good, because national security police can nullify your travel right when you are about to board a plane to depart), while I can't. We suspect it's because of our different ethnicities [the author is Tibetan; her husband Han].
There was a period when danger felt imminent, and I began to doubt we'd escape it. It's just as Mme Mandelstam put it: "Being offbeat, talking too much, and putting up a resistance… it seems that this is enough to get you arrested and annihilated." So Elliot called me every morning on Skype, to see if I'd made it safely through another day. He would happily hoot in Tibetan and then Chinese: "Not bad!"
Mme Mandelstam wrote: "We live among the kind of people that can disappear into another world, sent into remote exile, concentration camps, or jails…" Indeed — our close friend, the moderate Uighur scholar Ilham Tohti, was on January 15, 2014, violently dragged away by dozens of police, in front of his two children, and taken from Beijing to Urumqi in Xinjiang and jailed. He's still in prison. A week before he vanished, myself and Wang Lixiong met him at a Uighur restaurant near Minzu University in Beijing, then went to his house to call on his frail wife and sick mother.
Two years before he disappeared, Elliot and Ilham met for the first time, but hit off famously, at the same Uighur restaurant. In the group photo we all posed for, the feeling of trust and love of one another's company we shared spilled out of the frame. Ilham's daughter Jewher says that Elliot is "the best person in the world" — not just because he arranged for Ilham to spend time as a visiting scholar at Indiana University, but because when both of them attempted to board the plane, and Ilham was arrested, and the 18-year-old Jewher was suddenly alone on her way to the United States, Elliot took care of her. Her father had long prior entrusted her to Elliot's care should it become necessary.
But Elliot wasn't just solicitous and caring toward his friends. I once wrote in an essay: "Just like my friend and scholar of Tibet Elliot Sperling, though he studies the history of Tibet and its relations with China, he still pays utmost attention to Tibet's political affairs and human rights. He once described his concern for Tibetan issues (he'd always correct you if you refer to Tibet in the Chinese term "xizang" 西藏, instead of 图伯特): It's simply based on his support for the basic values of civil society and his wish to defend them, and has nothing to do with nation or ethnicity. It's for this reason that he supports the Tibetan struggle for national survival and endurance." This and the many other things he did seemed inspired by, as Albert Camus said in "The Rebel," concern for others, rather than mere personal indignation.
I'll provide simply two examples. Last May, in response to the Chinese government's destruction of Lhasa's old city in the name of "remodeling," Elliot put out a call in the Tibet studies field and collected the signatures of 130 Tibetologists from around the globe, publishing "An open letter to Xi Jinping and UNESCO." The letter stated: "This is not just a Tibetan problem; it is not just a Chinese problem. It is an international problem," and that it would turn Lhasa into "an early 21st-century tourist town, shorn of its uniqueness and its innate traditional culture," and called for immediate cessation of the destruction of Lhasa. Even though the calls didn't stop the Chinese government, the protest itself demonstrated what an awful regime they are.
Another matter Elliot was involved in was the film "Duihua" (《对话》) produced by the independent Chinese documentary filmmaker Wang Wo (王我), completed in March this year [i.e. 2014]. It's a documentary about Tibet, Xinjiang, and related ethnic minority issues, and features a conversation between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and a number of Chinese intellectuals over the internet, as well as a dialogue with Wang Lixiong about his thinking on the question of minorities in China. Elliot not only helped review the subtitles, but organized the premier at Indiana University.
Ganden monastery Another time, Elliot's daughter, C., came to Beijing. She is really a beauty; anyone who set eyes on her would agree. And Elliot knew it, so he would, with a big grin on his face, say in Tibetan: "Like daughter, like father." I'd assume a dubious expression and give him a little smack.
Actually, Elliot's Bohemian style as a youth was indeed rather winsome. And even though these days, from all appearances any residual hippiness has been successful transformed into the air of a scholar, I've always felt that there was still a bit of hippie left inside. If it were otherwise, he wouldn't have gone last summer to a Mexican restaurant with myself and two other Tibetans, and end up drinking so much that we wound up weeping maudlinly on one another's shoulders. When Wang Lixiong heard that one he laughed and exclaimed: Sperling really is a hippie! He went out on a bender with you guys, half his age!
I really like his daughter — and not just because she's beautiful. It's also because in the spring of 1995, when Elliot brought the 7-year-old C. to Lhasa (he went a total of eight times, the last occasion in 2004), he taught her the Tibetan sentence: "Bod Kyi Dhak po bod mi yin [meaning "Tibet belongs to Tibetans."] And so, whether she was visiting the Potala Palace whose true owners have in exile for decades, or paying homage to the ruins of the Ganden monastery destroyed during the Cultural Revolution, this little angel would, whenever she saw a monk, an elderly person or woman on pilgrimage, call out in her clear and crisp voice: "Bod Kyi Dhak po bod mi yin" Tibetans hearing her were astonished, and many were moved to tears. The first time I heard this story, I also nearly cried.
I thought that we'd see each other again this summer. In anticipation, I had bought two books on Amazon: "Hope Against Hope: A Memoir," by Nadezhda Mandelstam, Osip Mandelstam's wife, and "Record of a Search for the Dharma in the Land of Snows: A Chinese Lama's Oral History." These were presents for a man who seemed to love books like his life depended on it. I also planned to take him to another Tibetan restaurant to try some truly Tibetan gourmet cuisine.
In June, when Wang Lixiong and I were traveling in southern Mongolia, Elliot sent a note that he'd received his visa without any problems. This really was a surprise, given that so many Tibet scholars, sinologists, and Xinjiang scholars, among others, have had their visas rejected for expressing views opposed to those of the Chinese government. Could it be that Elliot Sperling was a target of the communist party's United Front work?
In the end, it wasn't to be. In the afternoon of July 5, he arrived at the Beijing Capital International Airport after a 14-hour flight, and was not only denied entry to the country, but was forced into a small room by police, where he was photographed, interrogated, prevented from using his cell phone, followed to the toilet, detained for 90 minutes, and then put on the next flight back home. The following day when I saw him on Skype, ensconced again in his New York apartment like he'd never gone anywhere, it felt surreal.
Aside from the time and effort that had been simply wasted, just the visa and the plane ticket probably cost nearly $2,000. Was the Chinese government deliberately messing him around? Elliot, though, found time for humor. He held up the visa with a big black X through it and said: "Congratulate Elliot Sperling for receiving the Chinese Communist Party Human Rights Award!"
For my part, I was indignant. When I exposed the incident on my blog and on Twitter, media took note. The New York Times interviewed Elliot and quoted him saying: "I had a pretty clear notion about why I was being denied entry. For me, it was clearly about Ilham…. [It's an] attempt to pressure those who speak in support of Ilham to retreat into silence, or at least to isolate them." As for whether he would be able to come to China in the future, Elliot simply said: "I have done nothing wrong… and have no intention of conforming to authoritarian norms for the sake of a visa."
Wang Lixiong said to me: "It looks like you two will only be able to meet on Skype in future."
July 13, 2014
Articles by Elliot Sperling on Rangzen Alliance website:
Self Delusion, criticism of the Middle Way policy of the Tibetan exile government, Aug 12, 2014.
The Body Count, mass killings in Tibet in 1958, Sep 14, 2012.
Freedom and Independence…and Language, Nov 1, 2011.
原文《唯色:记埃利亚特·史伯岭》, translated from Chinese by China Change.
Is The Dalai Lama A Separatist?
Han Lianchao, September 28, 2016
Some young Chinese friends of mine often criticize me for getting mixed up with the Dalai Lama. They say he's a separatist element who's trying to split Tibet from China. I don't blame them for this, as I once understood things pretty much the same way they do. It's only after having more opportunities to observe and interact with the Dalai Lama at close range and having more frequent interactions with Tibetans that my brainwashed thinking has gradually begun to change.
My answer to these young people is this: Contrary to what the Chinese Communist Party says in their propaganda, the Dalai Lama is no separatist.
I recently heard His Holiness the Dalai Lama deliver a lengthy discussion on his philosophy at a talk in Brussels. I was impressed by his great compassion for humanity, as well as by his firm stance against violence and separatism, his genuine desire to resolve Han-Tibetan enmity, and his sincere attitude toward compromise and negotiation with the central government. Unconcerned by opposition from young Tibetans and the radicalism of some anti-Communist Han Chinese, he still remains committed to his Middle Way Approach, has abandoned demands for Tibetan independence, and is willing to seek real autonomy for Tibet under the Chinese Communists' current legal framework and political system.
The reason the Dalai Lama has decided not to seek Tibetan independence and has abandoned armed revolt is wholly based on the understanding on his part that the bloody and brutal way that humans kill each other does not comport with the doctrine and spirit of Tibetan Buddhism and goes against the trend of modern civilization's development. At the same time, he has also adopted this policy in consideration of political realities and as a kind of compromise of last resort, taken to protect the Tibetan people and their culture and religion. It is an act that demonstrates his compassionate heart and his political wisdom and leadership.
The main tenet of the Middle Way Approach is that the Tibetans abandon their demands for independence and refrain from seeking Tibetan secession from China. But it also does not accept the manner in which the Chinese Communist Party currently controls Tibet. So both sides must compromise: Tibet will continue to remain part of the greater Chinese family in exchange for "genuine ethnic regional autonomy."
Back in the 1970s, China's supreme leader Deng Xiaoping expressed approval of the Middle Way Approach, saying that any issue was open for discussion as long as Tibet didn't declare independence.
No matter which way you look at it, the Middle Way Approach is a policy that is opposed to separatism.
However, the Tibet interest group led by Zhu Weiqun (朱维群) has continually devised ways to demonize the Dalai Lama in order to protect their own Tibetan "iron rice bowl." They've vilified him as a separatist and a traitor and even insulted him as a "wolf in sheep's clothing." They've put up all sorts of obstacles for him, deceived the central authorities, undermined negotiations, and prohibited the Dalai Lama from returning home—all of which has radicalized more and more moderate Tibetans and forced them on the path of Tibetan independence. The result is the lurking danger of Tibetan separatism. Zhu Weiqun and his vested interest group are in fact the true separatist culprits.
Zhu Weiqun deliberately distorted the Dalai Lama's Middle Way Approach as "covert separatist demands." He's criticized the Middle Way Approach for not acknowledging that Tibet has been Chinese territory since ancient times and thus furnishing the Tibetan independence movement with legal grounds. Zhu falsely accuses the ethnic autonomy of the Middle Way Approach as overthrowing the current system and the creation of a Greater Tibet that will force the People's Liberation Army and all Han out of the region. His evidence is a speech the Dalai Lama gave 30 years ago before the US Congress, in which His Holiness put forward a "Five Point Peace Plan" for resolving the Tibetan issue, as well as the "New Seven Point Agenda" he presented later in Strasbourg.
We all know that negotiation is a process of bargaining in which each side seeks to improve its own rights and interests while at the same time engaging in compromise and exchange in order to find a plan that provides mutual benefit and realizes both sides' greatest common interest. Negotiation is not about being peremptory and unreasonable and forcing one side's will upon the other.
Whether it's the "Five Point Peace Plan" or the "New Seven Point Agenda," neither proposal seeks Tibetan independence and both have been put forward under the premise that Tibet shouldn't split from China. Under the instructions given by Deng Xiaoping, it should be possible to discuss either of these proposals.
In fact, the Dalai Lama has never spoken of a "Greater Tibet." He has simply proposed that all Tibetan regions be able to have genuine ethnic regional autonomy under the framework of the Ethnic Regional Autonomy Law of People's Republic of China. Under this autonomy, of course the central authorities would continue to handle foreign affairs and national defense, and the central government still has the power to garrison troops. The Dalai Lama's idea of a peaceful region is only a recommendation and not a demand that the PLA leave Tibet.
He has also never said anything about forcing the Han out of Tibet, but he does oppose the large-scale immigration of Han into Tibet that makes the Han population far greater than the Tibetans and threatens Tibetan culture and way of life. The phrase "high degree of autonomy" is something that was already applied to the question of Hong Kong and doesn't have the slightest connection to overthrowing the Communist Party's current political regime. What's more, though the content of the Middle Way Approach has softened a great deal over the years, no matter how it changes it still doesn't seek independence and has remained consistent on the principle of not splitting from China.
As for the question of whether Tibet has been part of Chinese territory from ancient times, a very good response was provided at the Brussels conference by Liu Hancheng (劉漢城), a retired professor at City University of Hong Kong. Prof. Liu has personally spent many years researching these issues and looking at the vast ocean of official historical documents from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, plus documents from the Republican period. He's dug through gazetteers, records of administrative divisions, tax and tribute records, household registration records, examination result lists, judicial and bureaucratic records, postal records and garrison information, and he's sorted out a variety of credible evidence that demonstrates that Tibet has been independent of China from ancient times.
I learned a lot from the several conversations I had with Prof. Liu after the conference. Prof. Liu said that he didn't conduct his research with any political agenda in mind and didn't want to discuss the question of whom Tibet ought to belong to. He only wanted to get to the bottom of Tibet's historical status and welcomed the chance to discuss his research rationally with government or non-government scholars in China.
In fact, the Dalai Lama has said many times before that it is impossible to deny history. But no matter what Tibet's historical status might be, he argues that we ought to let the past be the past. We shouldn't get bogged down in history and only look forward and focus on future development and the people's wellbeing. This once again demonstrates the political vision of the Dalai Lama and his position in opposition to separatism.
Zhu Weiqun and the Tibet interest group is hoping that the Tibet question will disappear on its own after the Dalai Lama passes from this world. In fact, if the Tibet question isn't effectively resolved while the Dalai Lama is still alive, his passing is likely to lead to more intense and long-lasting Tibetan-Han conflicts and unnecessary bloodshed and hatred.
At this recent Brussels conference, I clearly felt the increasing radicalization of young Tibetans and the growing force of Tibetan independence. In some of my private conversations with American friends, we worried about the trend of these young people turning away from the Middle Way Approach. Even though I support the principle of self-determination that has been recognized by the United Nations, I believe that the costs of fighting for independence are high and don't serve the long-term interests of either Han or Tibetan. I think it's much better to stick to His Holiness's Middle Way Approach.
Also, the Dalai Lama's opposition to separatism and desire for a peaceful resolution to the Tibetan question are both sincere and heartfelt. At one meeting I personally witnessed how the Dalai Lama publicly tried to convince Uyghur leader Rebiya Kadeer to give up calls for an independent East Turkestan, abandon violence, and follow the Middle Way Approach. On that particular occasion, Rebiya Kadeer admitted that she had been persuaded by the Dalai Lama's words.
I recommend that young people in mainland China read Phuntsok Wangyal's book, The Slow Road to Equality and Unity: Reflections on Ethnic Relations in Our Country. Phuntsok Wangyal was a founding member of the Tibetan Communist Party and was the highest ranking Tibetan in China in the 1950s. His descriptions and views on the origins of the Tibetan issue, the flight of the Dalai Lama, and the way to resolve the Tibetan question are all extremely accurate and refined.
Finally, I recommend that President Xi Jinping eliminate the interference of Zhu Weiqun and vested interest groups, seize the historic opportunity and meet directly with the Dalai Lama to resolve the Tibet question once and for all and truly realize the vision of peaceful coexistence between ethnic groups and long-term national stability.
Dr. Han Lianchao (韩连潮) is a Visiting Fellow at Hudson Institute, working on the Institute's Future of Innovation Initiative. He worked in the U.S. Senate for 12 years, serving as legislative counsel and policy director for three active U.S. Senators. He has also been a veteran overseas Chinese democracy advocate.
The Chinese original《韩连潮:达赖喇嘛是反分裂分子》 was published on VOA Chinese website on September 20, 2016. Translation by China Change.
Faith in Addition to Face – To Facebook, Inc.
By Tsering Woeser, published: December 30, 2014
On December 26, 2014, I reposted on my Facebook page a video of Tibetan Buddhist monk Kalsang Yeshe's self-immolation that occurred on December 23 [in Tawu county, Kardze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province, China], accompanied by an excerpted report explaining that self-immolation is a tragic, ultimate protest against repression. A few hours later, my post was deleted by the Facebook administrator. I was rather shocked when a Facebook notice of deletion leapt out on screen, which I tweeted right away with the thought, "It's been more than six years since I joined Facebook in 2008, and this is the first time my post was deleted! Does FB also have 'little secretaries?'"
"Little Secretaries" refer to censors hired by Weibo, the Twitter-like microblog in China, and their job is to delete posts that are deemed "politically sensitive." In China, that means content not welcomed by the ruling Chinese Communist Party. As the government's foot soldiers to suppress expression, the Little Secretaries are roundly loathed by Chinese Internet users and regarded as enemies of freedom. In China, my posts had been constantly subjected to censorship on domestic social media platforms that took orders from the Party's propaganda department, to the point that my accounts were repeatedly removed altogether. To avoid censorship, I took the trouble, like many Chinese netizens, to scale the Great Fire Wall to visit websites outside of China, including Facebook. You can very well imagine then my moment of disbelief when I realized that Facebook had censored my post: Have Big Brother and his Little Secretaries taken over the world?
The incident attracted a lot of attention. It made rounds in Twitter's Chinese community; media outlets such as the Voice of America and the New York Times reported on it. Today, VOA's Chinese website published Facebook's response:
Facebook has long been a place where people share things and experiences. Sometimes, those experiences involve violence and graphic videos. We work hard to balance expression and safety. However, since some people object to graphic videos, we are working to give people additional control over the content they see. This may include warning them in advance that the image they are about to see contains graphic content. We do not currently have these tools available and as a result we have removed this content.
The VOA report also said that, "a Facebook employee familiar with operational details at Facebook who prefers to remain anonymous told VOA on December 27 that Woeser's post was reported by users but the number of users who reported the post cannot be revealed to the media out of consideration for protecting sources. He said that Facebook evaluates a post even if it is reported by only one user. He iterated that the post was deleted because of graphic content, not out of political motivation." The VOA report further reported that, "In response to what Woeser pointed out, that Facebook allowed video of ISIS executions of hostages, the anonymous Facebook employee said the ISIS video didn't show the moment of beheading. He said that he believes Woeser could re-post the video on Facebook if she excises it."
While I appreciate Facebook's response, as censors in China never bothered to answer my inquiries, it has not expelled all my questions.
This particular self-immolation occurred outside a police post. Whoever videotaped it took great risk to do so. Anyone involved in taping, photographing or disseminating videos or photos of self-immolation, once caught, would face severe punishment. Over a hundred Tibetans have been imprisoned for these acts. Tibetans who burn themselves to death are not seeking death for their own sake but to call attention to the plight of the Tibetan people. They die so that the Tibetans as a people may live in dignity. Those who took tremendous risk to videotape the self-immolation and to upload it online know perfectly that such videos will not be able to spread on Chinese websites, and they must be posted on websites in free societies such as Facebook for the world to see. When Facebook decides to delete the video to get rid of "graphic content," it renders the sacrifice of the self-immolator and the risk taken by the videographer as nothing. Is that what Facebook wants to accomplish?
It seems that Facebook defends its deletion of my post from a professional, technical and neutral point of view. My question is, if the self-immolation video I posted is deemed "graphic," what about the photo of Vietnamese monk Thich Quang Duc burning himself to death in 1963 in protest of government persecution that was widely published in papers worldwide? Similarly, photos of exiled Tibetan Jamphel Yeshi running down a New Delhi street on March 26, 2012, during Chinese president Hu Jintao's visit to India, were also widely published and viewed. Should these photos be censored too for being "graphic"? What could be more graphic than terrorists crashing airplanes into the World Trade Towers and victims jumping out of windows of the skyscrapers? In all the cases here, the very "graphicness" bespeaks the evil and the terror, and it calls for a moral response.
Western democracies have recently resolved to strike ISIS, and the public support for this is largely the result of the Jihadist videos of beheading hostages that have been disseminated online. Facebook defended its inclusion of these beheading videos which it claims do not show the graphic moment of beheading. But I, for one, saw videos of the beheading moment on Facebook. I even saw footage of the executioners putting the severed head on the torso of the dead. Even with a video without the moment of beheading, does it not "involve violence" and is it therefore not "graphic?" Terrorists want to terrify people, but instead, they have rallied the world to eradicate them.
If Facebook, out of professionalism, deletes content about dark realities and makes them go away from in front of our eyes, is it making "each Facebook user safely communicate with each other and with the world" as it claims? The fact of the matter is, such self-imposed blindness will only numb the mind and feelings, emboldening, even encouraging the evil.
It is not enough for Facebook to have Face; it must also have Faith. When evaluating content, it should not be content to skim over the mere surface. It must see and understand the meaning and value of an image. When professing neutrality, I hope Facebook remembers the words of Jewish writer and Nobelist Elie Wiesel: "Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
When I discussed the matter with friends, they thought, by limiting my questioning of Facebook to whether technical neutrality helps or hinders justice, I am in essence accepting Facebook's claim that the deletion of my post was not politically motivated. They think that the incident is not as simple as that, and that I need to question whether Facebook was trying to curry favor with Beijing. On Facebook, videos of Tibetan self-immolations have not been censored before, and my friends argued that we have reason to worry that Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is compromising on defending users' freedom of expression as he seeks China's permission to allow Facebook in China, given that he visited Beijing two months ago and met with high-ranking Chinese officials, and that a couple of weeks ago, Mr. Zuckerberg received Lu Wei, China's Internet czar in Facebook's headquarters where he ingratiated himself to his guest by showing that he and his employees were reading Xi Jinping's writings to learn about China.
This chain of logic, should it really exist, shows how dictatorial power can directly limit freedom of expression in the free world through indirect manipulation. This is what's most sinister and what the liberal democracies need to be vigilant about.
December 28, 2014, Beijing.
Tsering Woeser is a Tibetan writer and poet born in 1966 in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, and lives in Beijing. "She writes to both a Han (Chinese) and a Tibetan audience, and her writings are said to give public expression for the first time to the emotions and experiences of a people and a culture previously hidden from the mainstream." Read more about Woeser here.
Facebook Deletes Post on Tibetan Monk's Self-Immolation, The New York Times sinosphere blog, December 27, 2014.
Nudity, Graphic Imagery Pose China Questions for Facebook, WSJ, December 30, 2014
(Translated by China Change)
By Xu Zhiyong
Earlier this month, the New York Times published an essay by Dr. Xu Zhiyong (许志永) titled Tibet Is Burning. It was a pared-down version of the following translation that I did. Dr. Xu is the founder of Gongmeng (公盟), or Open Constitution Initiative, a NGO based in Beijing that provides legal assistance to the disempowered and politically persecuted. For much of the year, his freedom of movement was limited because the Chinese government is vigilant about his push for civil actions such as equal education rights movement. He visited Ngaba in October during a short period of freedom. –Yaxue
After spending the night in Chogtse Laird's Castle (卓克基土司官寨) township, I took a cab in the early morning to Barkam (马尔康), the capital of Ngaba, or Aba, Prefecture (阿坝). Along G317, the main thoroughfare across town, stood brand new buildings with Tibetan-themed windows. But that was about the only thing Tibetan about them: the interior and the speed with which they had been erected were the same as elsewhere in China. You could see such new towns in almost every Tibetan area, likely a new round of development after the March 14th unrest in 2008.
In Barkam, I got on a bus to Zamthang (壤塘). I was going there to look for the home of a young man named Nangdrol (朗卓).
Almost all of the passengers were Tibetans. Half of them wore ethnic clothes, others dressed just like me, and a girl in jeans told me she was a nurse in Barkam. A crowd of two dozen or so from Qinghai was on their way to worship Chenrezig (观音), goddess of compassion.
Ngaba, along with Golok in Qinghai (青海果洛) and southern Gansu province (甘肃南部), are traditionally the Amdo Tibetan region. I first visited the plateau 21 years ago with college friends from Lanzhou University. In Labrang Monastery in Xiahe (夏河拉卜楞寺), we met a young lama with a Chinese name Chen Lai. "Our tulku suffers great pain and humiliation," he told us. Back then it at least looked peaceful, but now, sad news keeps arriving.
The bus passed by large, roadside billboards for China Unicom. A robed, dark skinned young man smiled to me after talking on his cellphone. From his scruffy look, I could tell he came from a herding community. He reminded me of my stop in Ngaba in 1990s on an aborted journey to Tibet. Having crossed the Erlang Mountains, the great pastureland suddenly came into sight, a sea of flowers, colors and fragrances. Beyond, a rich brown, not green, extended all the way to the horizons. Fortunately for us, the bus broke down midway, and the enthralled passengers dashed to the meadow under the curious watch of fat moles on the roadside. That was the Ngaba I remembered, and for me, that was the eternal Ngaba.
The young lama next to me was from a monastery in Hongyuan County. He had accompanied his mother to Barkam for treatment, and, taking the opportunity, he was visiting Chenrezig too. He invited me to visit his monastery. Passing by a checkpoint where a red banner read, "Stability Maintenance Calls for Fast Response to Emergencies," the young lama said he hated the sight of armed soldiers as he struck a gun-toting pose.
Zamthang is a county in Ngaba prefecture with a population of over 30,000 Tibetans in 6,000 square kilometers of meadows and gorges. The county seat resembled a small township in interior China where the government building commanded the view and small eateries and shops lined the two streets. The biggest monastery, situated in Barma township (中壤塘乡), was about 50 kilometers to the east in a basin.
Because of a road closure due to construction, I didn't leave for Barma until seven o'clock in the evening in a brand new Chang'an economy car on which I had hitched a ride earlier. The driver, also the owner, a 24-year-old young man named Sonam, had just bought the car days ago in Chengdu. We had agreed on a charge of 100 yuan for my ride.
I was Sonam's third passenger, the other two being two young Tibetans going to Nanmuda township (南木达乡). Are you Buddhist followers? I asked them. They were. One of them took out a pendulum portrait of the Dalai Lama from his chest and asked if I knew who he was. He is our true Holiness, he said.
Have you…… heard about the…… self-immolations? Like, burning oneself? I finally breached the topic.
We know, they said.
A mix of snow and rain had begun to fall. Hail beat against the windows.
Pardon me, but do you hate the Hans? Do you? I asked them because Nangdrol used the word "Han devils" in his death note before he set himself on fire here in Barma.
Do you happen to know Nangdrol? He's a 18-year-old young man who self-immolated. I want to visit his parents…..I am so sorry.
Surprised, my fellow travelers became friendly. They said they had been to the site as many Tibetans had. People set up white tents at the intersection where he had self-immolated. Many, many Tibetans, hundreds and thousands of them, came. He is our hero.
Thank you for trusting me. Thank you.
It was completely dark when we arrived in Barma township. At a lamppost, Sonam got off to ask a middle-aged man for directions. The latter waved his hand to signal no. So did the next few people Sonam asked. At an intersection, he asked two men on motorcycles, and the three seemed to break into an argument. A lama came to the window to examine me. "Sorry," Sonam returned, "they scolded me for taking you here."
A minivan approached us. Two men jumped out of it and upbraided Sonam indignantly. Fear and hostility shrouded the place like night. In silence, we left Barma township.
"We are Tibetans," Sonam started all of a sudden. "We are Buddhists, but we can't go to Lhasa."
I knew. These days Tibetans have to obtain permission to go to Lhasa. Years ago in Golmud (格尔木), I had seen many of them on their prostrating pilgrimage to Lhasa, but not anymore. Since the self-immolation in Lhasa last year, they had not been able to go on pilgrimages.
I spent the night in Nanmuda, in a small lodging called "Pengzhou Hotel" run by a Chinese. It rained again. I tossed to and fro and had a high-altitude headache. I regretted having sent Sonam for directions—I should have faced those angry Tibetans myself.
The next day was a beautiful autumn day in the valley. The gilt roof of a magnificent temple pointed to a blue sky dappled with clouds, colorful sutra streamers fluttered above green meadows, and the air brought sutra chants from afar. I went back to Barma in a cab.
In Zamthang Monastery, crimson cloaked lamas were having their morning session in the main hall. I waited outside until a young lama—he couldn't have been more than 20 years old—passed by to fetch water. He took me to the adjoining hall where a middle-aged lama sat cross-legged in a corner.
Do you have Nangdrol's photo?
Sorry I don't have it with me.
Then I can't help you.
A teen lama offered that there was a Nangdrol among the second-grade Buddhism students, but asking several second-graders nearby, no one knew about any self-immolators.
Asking passersby, they didn't know or merely shook their heads. An old Tibetan woman took me to the construction site next to the monastery where another monastery was being built to no avail.
In the elementary school near the monastery I asked an armed soldier guarding the gate where the secondary school was. Online reports said that Nangdrol was a student. The soldier suggested that I check out the nearby compound where a Chinese flag flew. Inside the school yard there were soldiers in fatigues.
"There is no secondary school here," people told me.
The road back to Zamthang was open only for an hour from midday to one o'clock. I had to leave. Along a creek, a row of poplars basked in the golden sun, and a group of young lamas in crimson robes were holding a session. Reluctantly I climbed into a cab, trying to remember my last view of Barma. I had been to many places over the years but never felt so lost.
A mile or so down the road, we passed by a village on a slope. I stopped the driver and begged him to wait for me—for half an hour at most. In the little roadside shop, the owner hesitated to answer my inquiry. "I don't want to leave like this," I pleaded. Finally he told me that Nangdrol's home was right behind the old school near his shop. Up on the slope, an old couple pointed to a house not far away. Over there, the old woman said, he was a good boy.
It was a small, mud-plastered house enclosed in mud-brick walls, similar to those found in the countryside of Gansu province. Near one side of the walls stood five tall sutra streamers, the tallest in the village.
The iron gate was locked. I prayed, my head dropping low. Nangdrol, I love you.
Perhaps his parents would emerge from behind the gate, and accept me on my knees. Perhaps they would drive me away angrily, like the old woman did by the celestial burial platform in Lhasa years ago. But I would not leave; I would take it and take everything. I would tell them I am sorry, and this is a place I have come many times……
A middle-aged woman and a boy passed by. She said she knew Nangdrol and he was the most handsome young man in Barma. His parents live in a faraway cattle farm, he also grew up there, and sometimes you could see him on his motorcycle. That day, he wore new clothes, freshly bathed, new from top to bottom, with a fresh haircut too. He wore a pair of glasses that day, asking people, "Am I handsome? Am I?" Then he came to the intersection. Then he……
I don't hate Han Chinese, she said, we are a peace-loving people, and we would rather endure our pain.
He raised his hands over his head, the boy said, with palms pressed together, kneeling down. He did this six times.
He was only 18 years old. Around noon on February 19, 2012, Nangdrol set himself on fire at the intersection near the Zamthang Monastery. In a note left behind, he said, "Raise your unyielding head, for the dignity of Nangdrol. My loving parents, brothers and relatives, I am leaving this world. I am going to set myself on fire for the benefit all Tibetans……I pray the Tibetan people's liberation from the Han Devils. Under the rule of the Han Devils there has been immense suffering, and it is unbearable. The Han Devils have invaded Tibet and seized Tibetans. It is impossible to live under their evil law, impossible to bear this torture that leaves no scars. The Han Devils, having no love and compassion, and they destroy Tibetan lives. I pray for the long life of (Gyalwa Tenzin Gyatso) his Holiness the Dalai Lama!"
Over the last three years, more than 70 Tibetan monks and laypersons self-immolated, more than 40 of them from Ngaba. Everywhere on this plateau, the scarless torture continues.
I don't know how else to express my sorrow. I gave 500 yuan to the woman and asked her to give it to Nangdrol's parents, letting them know that a Chinese had been here.
I am sorry, Nangdrol, we are mute as you and your fellow Tibetans are dying for freedom. I am sorry that we have too many inhibitions. The Hans are a cursed people, victims themselves, living in estrangement, infighting, hatred and destruction. Nangdrol, I love the cities and villages to the east as well as this beautiful plateau, your homeland. I hope that, when this land is free one day, your people will enjoy the cities, plains and coasts where I have lived. We share this land. It's our shared home, our shared responsibility, and it will be our shared deliverance.
While we're on the issue of sovereignty, let's talk about Tibet
The other day, I highlighted China's argument for why it should be considered the rightful owner of the Diaoyu Islands – in short:
- Military aggression should not be rewarded with new territorial claims
- Treaties signed under duress should not be acknowledged
- Historical claims should be the major determining factor in ownership, giving special priority to "first come, first serve"
- Claims made by other gov'ts on land that is already being administered by another power are "illegal"
So, while we're on the issue of sovereignty, let's take a look at why China claims Tibet as its territory (according to the somewhat misnamed site, Chinahumanrights.org)
The peaceful liberation in May 1951 freed Tibetans from the fetters of imperialistic encroachment to enter a new epoch. Certain members of the ruling class, however, were unwilling to acknowledge the trend of historical development and dreamed to preserve serfdom. In March 1959 they started an armed rebellion intended to fragment the country. The central government, under the approbation and support of the Tibetan people, took decisive measures to disbanded local government of old Tibet and suppress the rebels and at the same time carryout democratic reforms in Tibet…
Or in other words, the Chinese military forced Tibetans to sign an unequal treaty, giving the Chinese rule over a land that prior to China's claim had been settled first by an independent people. Even by the Chinese account, Tibet had an independent gov't as recently as 1959, where as the last time China administered the Diaoyu islands was 1895.
So, given the similar nature of these claims, one might expect for the protests made by Tibetans to be treated with the same understanding and support as protests against Japan made by Han Chinese.
This was Beijinger's protest against Japan last week (credit to Sinostand for the pics):
And here is how authorities responded to protests for a free Tibet (these pictures are mild compared to what reports from Tibetan groups suggest have happened in other confrontations)
Now a Chinese Nationalist might be encouraged to argue that the protests in Tibet were cracked down on because of their violent nature.
And that the Central gov't should not listen to "foreign forces" (Tibetans in exile), even though Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said of the recent protests,
"Whether the Japanese side takes seriously China's position, listening to the just appeal of the Chinese public and adopting correct attitude and actions, will affect the development of the situation,"
Now, I know that it is not surprising for China (or any country) to hold one set of ideas for a foreign country, and another for themselves, but perhaps the next time the issue of the Diaoyu Islands comes up with your angry Chinese friend, you can tell them you completely agree, and then ask them to fight for a Tibetan sovereignty with their new found passion for "indisputable facts" and international law.
Out of control gov't official abuses power – a very generic post
On return from more than a week on the road, I caught up with my China news and found it all to be a bit…predictable. In response I've created the following template that seems to exist somewhere to save all of you time.
A gov't official (or family member of an official) was caught abusing their power by murdering/embezzling/forcing farmers off their land/covering up a scandal for a company in X province. The story first appeared on Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter, late last week and built to a crescendo over the weekend.
SomeGuyWithACamera posted pictures of an angry crowd ranging between dozens and thousands, which were deleted within 24 hours by censors. Calls to the local gov't went unanswered. A man from the gov't in the neighboring district said that, "The foreign forces conspiring to bring down China," had organized this protest in co-operation with the Dalai Lama, he only gave his surname – Wang.
On Weibo there was a wide variety of reactions. ImAngry tweeted, "Gov't officials are always abusing their power while they claim to be serving the people." A very different response came later from PossiblyWuMao saying, "Gov't officials only have our best interests at heart and we shouldn't expect them to stop at red lights/refuse invitations to expensive dinners/not flee overseas with embezzled money."
I could go on, but I think you get my point. After several years of consuming almost every scrap of Chinese news, the narrative has gotten stale. The idea that seems to be behind these cases is that Weibo is a tool for ensuring justice in an unjust country, and that the Chinese gov't is slowly reforming.
As an American, I am lured to this reading, as it reflects my own desire to see the Chinese people taking control over their country. However, we have yet to see a meaningful clean up in gov't as a result of the widespread abuses we learn of on a daily basis. As much as I hate to say it, Weibo is at best a band-aid or a safety valve – not a source of meaningful reform. If it were, we would be seeing aggressive legislation and an easing of the limits placed on Chinese journalists instead of GT fluff pieces about acceptable levels of graft.
I don't mean to say that Weibo is fruitless, it has enabled us to get a much bigger picture of what is happening in China, but it is still a carefully managed virtual world with very real boundaries. As a friend in Chengdu told me, he had seen reports of a self-immolation near his home (unrelated to Tibet) and within fifteen minutes of stumbling across the story it had completely disappeared, far too quickly to be picked up by foreign media or anyone else.
Weibo gives a voice to individual Chinese people, but does not allow for a collective voice to call for change. As was noted in a recent study, most criticisms of the gov't survive censorship while posts relating to organizing much of anything are quickly deleted.
My fear is that in an effort to show the growth of people power in China, we've created an image of a country that is reforming while officials are allowed to bend laws for their own needs and the gov't shies away from anything that might someday curb their power. Instead of portraying Weibo as the hero of the tales we tell, it would be a better use of ink (and bandwidth) to focus more closely on the groups and individuals pushing for change.


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text: Yeah yeah, another one. I have taken a week to familiarize myself before posting some of my more common observations. Note: This is just my opinion and I am no editor or writer. (Oh and tl;dr!) ____________________ I've been using an iPhone for the last 2-3 years, and most of that time was spent with the iPhone 3GS. Since I primarily use Macs for my daily life, the iPhone was the most obvious choice for a long time. The EVO is my first Android phone and the entire OS (2.1) is new to me. I've listed a few pros and cons and will briefly describe why. iPhone 3Gs Pros Excellent Multi Touch The iPhone 3GS, even years after its release, is by far the most responsive multi touch device on the market. I'm not sure why, given the insane amount of power in the EVO, it doesn't even come close. Someone in these forums said it best, when they said it feels like the iPhone scrolls at 60 fps and the EVO at 12FPS. Regardless, when I scroll my address book on my iPhone, I can still make out the contacts due to the insanely smooth scrolling. Even better, the second I touch the screen, the scrolling stops, instantaneously. On the EVO there is a half second delay from when the scrolling starts and stops. Easy To Use Not going to say much here because this can ultimately be a con, due to lack of customization. But out of the box, the iPhone works, and is easy to use. I can see my parents using an iPhone but hardly see them putting up with an Android device. Syncs flawlessly with Macs and iTunes Obviously being a Mac user, this was incredibly huge to me. Good Picture and Video Quality I'm an amatuer photgrapher aside from my main job, and I can't even begin to say how dissappointing the EVO camera is. First of all, MEGAPIXELS MEAN NOTHING. I shoot with Canon DSLRs and the finally seemed to have understood this allowing them to excel in developing camera sensors. Nikon has joined the party and realized the MP war was dying and it was QUALITY over QUANTITY that counted. Welcone to HTC, who still thinks quantity > quality. I don't blame them though, the press went nuts over the 8 MP camera. "On paper this thing is a beast." Well guess what, we don't use it "on paper". As a consumer, we just shoot a photo/video and look at the results. And the results will surprise you, just not the way you'd want. This thing could have been 22 MP and it wouldn't really matter. The quality sucks. Period. Every now and then, in "the right conditions" you can pull off a decent shot, but that's where it stops. Low light photos are unusable. "The best camera is the one you have with you." I have taken more photos and video on my iPhone than any of my other cameras. Mostly because it's always with me and my SLRs and even point and shoots aren't. I don't use the iPhone when shooting high grade pictures, but my daily life just requires quick snapshots. My biggest complain on the video, aside from the 100000% compression and junk quality, is that, it also appears to be something like 10-15 FPS. It's very very choppy and there is no fluidity in the video. I should put up two comparison clips from the iPhone 3GS and EVO to show you what I mean. But basically, when you hand shakes, the iPhone is very smooth because its recording so many FPS. The EVO is very choppy giving you a headache. I'm confident, that the iPhone 4 will obliterate the EVO's "camera". I was quite disappointed here. (p.s. I understand this is a cell phone, not a DSLR, but I am by no means comparing the EVO to a DSLR. I never felt unhappy with the iPhone camera, but the EVO leaves me wanting something else. Anything else.) Cons Customization It doesn't exist on the iPhone 3GS. Multitasking It's coming out today on iOS 4, but it didn't exist before. Notification System This one is big too. The iPhone would pop up an annoying box in the middle of ANYTHING you were doing. Dialing a phone number, taking video, typing an email, BOOM! You get a text, the box opens and kills anything you were doing. You have to tap close to get rid of it, but god forbid another message was on its way, you'll have to fight of the onsalught of annoying boxes. GPS It's somewhat quick to find a signal, but not that accurate. Network AT&T. **** them. They have lousy coverage for me, in a major market (Los Angeles). The iPhone excels at dropped calls. I dial in fear. I literally call someone, hit talk, and stare at the screen to see if it will connect. If it does, I just wait for the call to drop. If it doesn't connect, we'll that's the norm. I will say this, coverage is very different for different people so even though I had poor service with AT&T the same can be said for Sprint, Verizon, and so on for many other people. Generally though, AT&T stinks. EVO Pros Customizable I have only spent a week getting into my EVO, but I am enoying the depth of this OS. There is much that can be customized and this is in strong contrast my the iPhone. Although there can often be too much to customize, it's better to have the options and leave them alone, than to not have them at all. Great GPS and Nav The GPS is quick and suprisingly, very very accurate. It's more accurate than my iPhone by far and even more accurate than my car. Maybe the EVO cheats and uses cell towers + GPS + Compass? Either way it works well and the Nav programs are great. Screen Resolution The resolution is great. I didn't really appreciate until I went to look at my iPhone the other day. The higher depth resolution is beautiful to look at. Howeverm this screen has a few flaws, so see the Cons section. Network Sprint! I was about to download a large file at about 900 KB/sec on my MacBook Pro last night just by using the FREE USB tethering option on the EVO. The quality of my calls is very impressive and the 3G speeds feel fast. I'm starting to wonder if AT&T even has a 3G network, now that I've tried Sprint's real 3G. Cons Screen So as great as a 4.3" high resolution screen is, it's not quite that great when it only shows 65,000 colors. It sure sounds like a lot, and honestly, most people won't know what that does or doesn't mean. In reality though, it means that when you take picture of the sky, or anything with a gradient, you're gonna notice a lot of banding. I have seen this on pictures I've taken, I've seen it on websites, I've seen it all over. It's not obvious always and sometimes can be easily overlooked, but overall, the lack of a 16 bit screen or higher is extremely disappointing when you start to notice it. Unresponsive It's 2010 and the iPhone has been around a lot longer than the Android system. But let me say this, if I were to release my own phone OS, the FIRST THING I would do, is make sure the most basic level of operation was flawless. Apple did this. When you touch their screens and interact with their devices, you subconsciously come to expect superior performance. As a result, it FEELS SMOOTHER! I don't care with the EVO has a 15 ghz fire breathing dragon processor. It stutters when it comes to simple things. The most obvious proof of this is to take something with a long list, like your contacts on both phones. Scroll them. End of story. Poor framerate for animations Somewhat correlated to the above, the animations are choppy. In fact, my first EVO experience was turning on the phone and watching the Sprint 4G Network animation. It looked like it was maybe..... 3-5 FPS! What were they thinking? I know it's the menu animation and an into, so who gives a ****, right? But this problem shows their attention to these details and more importantly, foreshadows the phones jumpy performance. Now to be fair, it's better than almost every Android device I've used (that's not saying too much) and it is quite usable, so I'll take it. But let's be real, it can use a lot of work. Maybe 2.2 address some of this. (p.s. programs run and load fast but I'm talking about human interaction with the device being somewhat jerky and not processing / load times.) Camera You're tired of hearing this and I'm tired or writing, so for all the cons on the EVO camera, just see the pros of the iPhone camera. ____________________ Final Thoughts: I couldn't pay AT&T $100+ a month for an iPod. I needed a phone. AT&T is permanently history. The EVO is an excellent replacement, but it's flaws are fundamental ones which really digs under your skin. Being new to Android it's easy for me to spot these and nit pick. Maybe over the course of the next few months I may feel entitled to start berating new users and "trolls" for saying the iWord. But until then, I can honestly say, both companies do a good job and the competition is OUR friend. Should Google steal a page from Apple, and make their OS run smoothly (without Task Killers, restarts, reboots, extra battery calibration, extra battery tweaking, special battery care, custom settings to make the phone smoother, slow/inconsistent OS releases, outdated phones who can never upgrade their OS thanks to the phone manufacturer, and a sloppy app store) they will really take off and eclipse the market. I am keeping the EVO. Tethering last night really got me going. The iPhone is toast. I can live with the EVO's flaws. I can live with the iPhone's flaws. It's hard to say one phone and company is better than the other, but right now I am enjoying this Android OS and device slightly more than my iPhone 3GS. I would probably enjoy the iPhone 4 but I think I still would prefer the EVO given Androids flexibility.


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A sample of the new static library shelves arrived at our temporary library at 610 Huntington. The static shelves will be scattered throughout the main floor in the renovated library. What is so special about a library shelf? The ones we'll have in the new library are specially designed for holding the weight of library materials, and also incorporate a design to complement the overall clean, open feel of the renovated library space.
The skeleton of the library bookshelf is a cantilever shelving system from Spacesaver that Donnegan Systems helped us configure, made of heavy-gauge steel and welded-frame construction that meets the American Library Association standards for library shelving, and is powder-coated with durable white paint that resists chipping and scuffs.
A cantilever, as many of our WIT students probably know already, is "a projection, such as a beam, which is only supported or fixed at one end, the other end is free" (Dictionary of Construction, Surveying and Civil Engineering) where the weight is carried in the post of the shelf.
The white shelving will help to create an inspiring, open and modern space. We'll house the fiction collection, DVDs, Architecture theses and WIT yearbooks on the main level of the library in these streamlined shelves, where you can sit comfortably nearby in various seating configurations and enjoy the great views the low shelves allow.
Corian envelopes the shelving with a smooth waterfall look, envisioned by the interior designers at Perkins+Will to create sleek lines and a bright, open environment to encase the books. The Corian shelving wraps will be custom crafted by the millworkers of Fabrizio Construction in Medford, MA. We think the books are going to look great on these shelves! Come check out the sample in our temporary library at 610 Huntington and see for yourselves.


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2013 IEEE 9th International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (2008)
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In this paper, we analyze a real 802.11 wireless network frame traffic trace, collected from the ACM SIGCOMM 2004 Conference, by calculating its autocorrelation function and Hurst exponents at different time scales. We find this frame traffic trace has second-order self-similar characteristic. This in-depth knowledge of 802.11 wireless network frame traffic can effectively improve the efficiency and performance of network planning, resource management and MAC-layer algorithms.
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The Best Places to Eat in Los Angeles
When it comes to food, LA has something for everyone. From fresh,organic cuisine and elegant sushi, to greasy burgers and incredible street tacos, you'll undoubtedly find your kind of food in Los Angeles. Plus, the people-watching is always incredible: Hey… it's that guy! From that show!
Here's the Best Places to Eat in Los Angeles.
The Classics
You're in Hollywood—why not eat like it? There are few classic haunts frequented by the stars (or maybe their ghosts, as some of these places are really old!). For that red and white checkered tablecloth Italian experience, visit Dan Tana's. Slip into one of their red leather booths and think about all the famous butts who've sat there before—including George Clooney, who the veal cutlet is named after.
Musso and Frank started serving steaks in 1919. Over the years, it became a regular haunt for studio execs, actors and prominent screenwriters. The staff is ancient, as is the décor, but in all the right ways. No surprises on this menu: shrimp cocktail, wedge salads, bone-in ribeyes, lobster thermidor—it's a total blast form the past. I wouldn't blame you for indulging in a three-martini lunch, this place practically begs it.
Wolfgang Puck's flagship restaurant Spago still attracts celebs like a moth to a California-meets-Asian-cuisine fueled flame. You'd think a well-known place like this could—and would—rest on its laurels, but the food is as good as ever. I say go for lunch, leisurely enjoying your chili chicken salad, as you pretend not to use Google to figure out who's sitting at the table next to you.
For cocktails, you have to hit up Bar Marmont. It's dark and cozy, no matter the time of day. Order a Sunset Sour and soak up that old Hollywood vibe.
Californians DO Eat Carbs!
Or at least they pretend to. Famed baker Nancy Silverton teamed up with Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich to create one of the most beloved pizza shops in the country. Specializing in Neapolitan pies fired in a wood-burning oven, Mozza is the perfect place for a casual lunch or dinner. Try the fennel sausage, mozzarella, red onions & scallions, lightly blistered on a perfectly chewy crust. For something a little fancier, try their sister restaurant, Osteria Mozza.
Sushi Love
La La Land loves their sushi, and you'll find so many options throughout the city. For see-and-be-seen crowds (aka celeb sightings!), Nobu or Sushi Tsujita are great. However, if you aren't up to blowing a mortgage payment on dinner, try Hamma Sushi in Little Tokyo. It's super casual, and does a great job with all sushi's greatest American hits, like spicy tuna. Most Los Angeles strip malls in LA have a decent sushi place—I say if it looks fairly busy during lunch and dinner, it'll be a good bet.
The Bazaar by Jose Andres
Hotel restaurants are often nothing special. Not at the SLS Beverly Hills, where James Beard Award-winning chef Jose Andres serves as culinary director. His restaurants are really more of an experience than a meal. Dishes look like works of modern art than food– think cocktails bellowing with smoke, or foie gras wrapped in cotton candy. A native of Spain, you'll typically find lots of refined renditions of classic tapas, too. Come to think of it, I'd liken a meal here to eating in a real-life Dalí painting. Very, very fun.
Venice Vibes
Everywhere you look in Venice feels like an Instagram post waiting to happen. I barely feel cool enough to hang out in the Abbott Kinney area, but the food is worth it. Start the day off at Gjusta, a casual café known for its coffee, pastries, egg sandwiches, and lunch options. For pizza and other small plates to share, check out sister restaurant Gjelina. Pizzas range from the expected—think confit tomato, oregano and olive oil—to the slightly more adventurous, like lamb sausage and rapini.
For drinks, head to the Other Room, a dimly lit, minimalist bar pouring any kind of beer or wine you could possibly imagine. And if an after-dinner ice cream is more your speed, Portland-based Salt and Straw opened a scoop shop on Abbot Kinney (you can read more about that here).
Burger Me ASAP
Everyone makes such a big deal of Los Angelinos being extremely healthy conscious… which makes me wonder why there are so many burger joints in this town! A few notable options: First, Cassell's Hamburgers. Established in 1948, Cassell's Hamburgers now resides in Los Angeles's historic Hotel Normandie. Though it's a little more polished these days, this hamburger shop still grinds their own premium beef, pattys the meat with their original press and cooks burgers with their original crossfire broiler.
Father's Office earned a spot as one of Esquire's Best Burgers in the World. Obviously this place is a must for any burger geek. A gastropub located in Santa Monica, their crown jewel is the Office Burger, topped with caramelized onion, applewood bacon, gruyere, maytag blue cheese and arugula.
Umami Burger started on La Brea and 9th just eight years ago. Since then, they've expanded to a few other American cities (and soon, Japan!). LA is home to over a dozen locations, with crowds still flocking to this burger joint for unique spins on burgers, like their ahi tuna burger topped with avocado, gingered carrots, wasabi tartar. Shoestring fries complete the meal.
Healthy-ish Califnoria Cuisine
You won't see a sign for one of the hottest restaurants in town. Instead, look for a long line of patrons waiting to mow down on SQIRL's natural, healthy-ish breakfasts and lunches you can only find in California. I'm talking gluten-free rice porridge, layered with chicken, brown rice, dried lime, ginger, turmeric, cardamom ghee, frizzled onions & cilantro; buckwheat pancakes; and brioche toast served with a generous dollop of ricotta and homemade jam. Sip on a turmeric tonic, made with fresh pressed turmeric, ginger and lemon… you'll be feeling so LA in no time!
Taco Trucks
You can't talk about LA food without mentioning tacos. This is the city that reimagined the food truck, and it all started with tacos… sort of. Roy Choi launched the Kogi BBQ taco truck in 2008, specializing in tacos, filled with Korean-style barbecue. People went bananas, and although many have imitated Choi's style, no one does is quite as well. You can still find his truck on the streets of LA—here's how.
Another beloved taco truck? Guerrilla Tacos. Founded in 2012 by classically trained Chef Wes Avila, this taco truck is a far cry from the fancy white table cloth restaurants he once cooked in, and yet the food is prepared with the same attention to quality and detail. Tortillas are made from scratch, and topped with stuff like roasted sweet potatoes, almond chile, fried corn, scallions and feta cheese. Check out their website for info on where they're setting up shop.
What do you think are the best places to eat in LA? Share in the comments!
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