cya at Parlie, then ;-)

Well NZ let support this Culture of Tibetans who are being Oppressed of their Human Rights>

Stuff NZ government, they seem to fine that the blood of others,will build them respect,will let me tell you, no-one will except China s import.plus our export will show form its own stardards

Protests in Switzerland at the IOC headquarters in Vidy Lausanne at the moment. Apparently about 50 people are protesting.

I'm guessing Labour and National would have supported the Endlosung if an FTA with Germany was on offer. Briscoes and the Warehouse is full of chinese made product, so what difference does an FTA make...

Isn't the Auckland one at Helen's office on Sandringham rd?

there are now two actions in Auckland and the following is my understanding. One called for by the Burmese community outside Helen Clarke's office (54 Sandringham rd) - 6pm tonight and one at Aotea Sq, 5.30pm called for by the Tibetan community. A real shame to have them broken up however more is in the pipeline for next week so hopefully, with more time, we can get all communities involved in one mass action.
Ryan Bodman

whats the point of standing around in Aotea Square? Helen Clark is the woman signing a free trade deal with these murderers

Helen Clark doesn't support Aotearoa,she just does what she wants(you & i don't have a say)she s a dictator

Its blood on her hands to what she is signing,at the expense of others cultures indigenous human right.

She can't say anything on human right because she shitted on our indigenous(human right) & the responsibility of other culture too globally.

She only does what makes her ass look good,to the rest of the world & drags us down with her.

Why should NZ should be subservient in our relationship with China because of 'free trade'?Would anyone buy rotten eggs from you?NZ could sell our products because of it's good quality.Will anyone buy anything less?Should NZ trade off it's self respect and dignity because of thirty pieces of silver?Your choice?Stand up for Human Rights Now.Support the Tibetans and support your humanity.

Hi all - also add to that a protest in Nelson earlier today and one in Napier atrting at 4.30 today.

its actually phil goff who will be in beijing signing the free trade deal at a ceremony between the 6th and 9th of april, only a few days before the labour party conference in wellington.

This is my first time on this website which I came across surfing for Tibet.

It seems to me that the Prime Minister cannot distance the Free Trade agreement from the Tibet issue. Helen Clark spoke of only supporting peaceful protest in Tibet, but of course ignores the fact the country was invaded and remains occupied at gun point.

If this were World War 2 and Tibet was occupied Europe would Clark decline to oppose the occupation and insist on a free trade agreement with Nazis ?

That's an accurate analogy. Were this 1939/40, Helen Clark would have opted for trade with the Nazis and declined to oppose the Holocaust or the Free French Resistance.

One only has to look at the treatment of a Chinese flight attendant by Air New Zealand for a clue what the free trade agreement threatens.

If our government (which largely owns Air New Zealand) sees nothing wrong in exploitation of wages. Does this mean if we get a free trade agreement NZ employers will be free to source employees from Chinese employment agencies at a fifth of the local pay scale ?

Could they under this free trade agreement permit wholesale replacement of Kiwis in NZ employment ?

I thought the ACT party was bad but this makes ACT look left wing!

I urge participants in this Free Tibet action to call for a boycott of Air NZ to protest both the action in Tibet and the free trade agreement because these issues are joined at the hip.

Simon, Wellington

To the anon. Chinese post, "do you guys know the tibet history before 1959?" - What is this history and what is the releveance? The brits are there now so what's your point? (not that i support any british occupation of any sort).
"I think all people here who are blameing china is because of the jealousy, they scare CHINA, and they don't like the fact which more and more chinese are richer than them"
I'm neither scared nor jealous of China. Why would I envy a country that doesn't have free speech, no workers rights etc.
Plenty of people are richer than myself - but i don't give a squat.
It would be wiser to expand on your points than just blow off steam.

*should be "the brits AREN'T there now, so what's your point?"

Photos from Wellington: news.boxun.com/news/gb/intl/2008/03/200803200032.shtml

Tibetans are outside the Chinese Embassy in Wellington on Thursday (today) and Friday. You are welcome to come down and join in or go and talk to them.

this article is the only one in the whole western world telling the truth of the situation, shame on those CNN reporting

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article3578941.ece

NO one believes Chinese Government propaghanda.

END THE OCUPATION OF TIBET
Chinese troops out now!!!

Why do the people from China who live/stay in NZ and have the freedom to express their opinion, not take part in condemning the current situation in Tibet?! They shouldnt be in NZ if they dont beleive in the same rights as the rest of NZers - Democracy and free speech.

Why do the people from China who live/stay in NZ and have the freedom to express their opinion, not take part in condemning the current situation in Tibet?! They shouldnt be in NZ if they dont beleive in the same rights as the rest of NZers - Democracy and free speech

Shame on you, as European Invaded New Zealand and occupied the land from maori, you don't have any rights to blame the other people unless you european guy out new zealnd and return the land to maori. man, you have double standard!

Hi - I just wanted to remind people that Tibetans are being killed and totured right now. Right now. Its good that people like the person who thought that BBC etc was not true are on sites like these becaue they are exposed to different opinions and fact and I suppose it means they are trying to find out what is true. Also you are probably all aware that Chinese Gov. people surf the internet and make comments like that. If you want the real story from Tibetans get down to the Chinese Embassy in the next few hours and ask them. They are not anti Chinese - they are pro Tibetans staying alive and not being imprisioned for wanting freedom to be Tibetan.

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This is an outrageous racist article.

The Chinese Gov't is trying to deal with terrorists Tibetans MOngrels.

Meanwhile, you stupid asse Kiwis believe the American War Mongers propoganda on this issue ?

Shame on you, racists.

Deng Jong Ming Tiu (PhD, Beijing U.)

China = closed society

Why do u think Chinese left their country years age,because they will tell you that they were being oppressed by their own,also taking children away from their family\to use them as slaves at a very young age and their still doing this today,behind close-doors

lets see here,, Jenny Shipwreck blocks veiw of Chinese Officials so they needn't see pathetic kiwis protesting thier offensive appreance in a free country (supposedly), then a creepy looking Helen Clark opens the immigration flood gates to 400,000 Chinese Nationals on the condition they vote Labor!!
The Chinese Communist Gov't murderers must be in total awe at just how short the kiwi memory is.

then this laugh"""""'This is an outrageous racist article.

The Chinese Gov't is trying to deal with terrorists Tibetans MOngrels.

Meanwhile, you stupid asse Kiwis believe the American War Mongers propoganda on this issue ?

Shame on you, racists.

Deng Jong Ming Tiu (PhD, Beijing U.),,,,,,,,,,,,
we see no difference between the american warmonger terrorists and the Chinese gutterment terrorists, none. the Tibetians want Peace and Independence, the Chinese racists want control of something Not theirs.

The pro chinese comments here really are very clumsy.

British invasion? They never even had an ambasador to Tibet, let alone a military presence there.

Deng Jong Ming Tiu provides invective without substance, but manages to discredit the university (beijing) that supposedly gave him a Phd anyway.

Deng Jong Ming Tiu PhD Beijing U

What about this was Rasict?

It relects the media reports and Tibetan accounts we hear in NZ.

There was nothing racist about this article that I can see. Politically motivated sure, Communisim isn't the flavour of the day outside of China & many people sympathise or convert to Buddhism.

The other cultural issue we in NZ come across in academia is that Chinese students quote but don't refference correctly. Here we call that plagiarism and it is considered cheating and dishonest. We are told this is the academic norm in China.

Is that how you got your PhD?

Lets shift this up a gear!!Protest organised this Friday 28th March from 5pm outside the Chinese Consulate at 588 Great South Road, Greenlane. Wear black or white. Tell all.
See you there.

who's organising these protests? I hear Ryan Bodman is.. so if u read this ryan and co. id love to get involved and take part.. i could also round up the nepali/tibetan community here in Auckland. i myself was thinking of organising a free tibet vigils/protest.. so it would be even better if we can combine people and manpower into one group!

erika.

NZ does not support American War mongers propaganda: Deng Jong Ming Tiu,but let me tell you there are a lot of Chinese who (despise) what China has done in the pass & is still doing now to Tibetian Culture hence the reasons why they have left their home land (china) to gain the freedom from oppression and to have a choice to life of their own makings

That is very true and China (today) is still oppressing their own-people of the choice s to freedom of expression & independance

China deprives Chinese people of their rights.
Thats true.
What does Dalailama offer instead?
Dalailama wants to turn the people of China into his slaves. He wants all Chinese women to be his concubines, and he wants to be the number one servants of the US in asia.
Death to Dalai Lama!
Death ro falun gong and all falun gong supporters!

All you ignorant people..fooled by false western reports. dont you know about china's treaty with tibet. Those selfish tibetians arent what they seem. China gave everything to them...what the hell are you people on about. All western pictures are all cropped false and edited. Think with your heart not your airheads. You ignorant ignorant people. know the facts before you act. Please. Any leader would be stupid to stand against china. Olympics have nothing to do with this and if it was boycotted then you will be sure there is nothing good for tibet in it...in fact it would be worst.

Propaganda of china???? you think western media is so righteous??? you people dont know a thing do you now. BBC CNN what the hell they are all propaganda...until you people can get your sources from all areas of the world and analysis using the heart and brain and not just with your think heads full of air and mashed potato like then it may be clearer to you the things that you guys are saying and undergoing. You guys have everything in common with peter brown...whats the difference. You guys speak with no facts just some stupid western reports.　Ever wonder why the pictures that you see on tv are so small or not the full size??? maybe because they cut out what they want you to see. Tibet only started the riot for attention...they are not treated badly..the war laws there just dont want the change that is happening because then they will loose control of their slaves. People open your eyes please. Prove that you guys are not all made up of useless dirt and open your eyes. What the tibetians are doing is not called peaceful rioting...unless you define peaceful as setting fires..killing..raping..and stealing then gee go ahead. You guys make disgusted and ashamed. I thought nz was brought up with true facts..but no its just like america and britain all the same. Dont you remember the blacks and white and what they did to those innocent people. No one critises them why? just because everyone thinks america is so righteous (my ass). You people remind me of a bunch of nazis....brainwashed ignorant. One day you will realise but by then its too late. Western people and their nosey little no nothing brains.

Free Tibet is an excuse for Anti-Asian racists to come out and play.I'm not Chinese and I can see that.

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