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Yesterday, 19 April 2008, around 4,000 Chinese, mainly students, living in France have demonstrated in Paris, supporting the Olympic Games, condemning the French government and Reporters without border. They were repeating the official slogans of China government.

They said that Tibet is an internal question and that the question of human rights in China has not to be discussed by others countries. One student said that the tempo of increasing democracy in China is a home affair.

As a journalist, in response asked if they think that there is too much freedom in France, a female Chinese student said “yes”, but it is the French democracy that allowed her to demonstrate against the French government with no problem.

What could happened if French citizens demonstrate Tiananmen Square criticizing the Chinese government ? Prison or expulsion ?

I am very worry about the situation in Tibet, in the areas with strong Tibetan population in China and for the Tibetan I saw beaten in foreign countries.
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Maybe it was the good time to attrack attention on Tibet difficult cultural indentity, but I am so afraid of the Chinese brute response, even if they know that all the world is watching them and the numberous desmonstrations all over the world demanding the boycott of the Beijing Olympics
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Today, In Malaysia PM, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi unveiled his new cabinet list. Even if there is a certain opening, I am not sure that it will save his poor achievements.
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In Japan, The proposed new governor of the Bank of Japan had been blocked by oppostion who lead the Upper House. Japan is experimenting what is coexistence. The current PM will have hard time

My son is a comedian in Nice, 800 km from my home. He was here these last days with his company performing in the closed city of Vannes

So I was very busy going to the theater, dining late with the comedians, discussing full night on how to change the world and accomodating two of the poorest at my home with again long discussions

It is in this contest that arrived the forums discussions on where Tibet has to be put in the forums. I apologize for maybe too short answers. I also apologize to Warazein for not yet answer to his question on the French Doctor currently French Foreign minister on his Burma diplomacy. I will do in the week

Tomorrow morning, I early take a train to Paris and I have to work to prepare the tomorrow “On this day”

See you soon

Sorry for these few days without my today mood. I was very busy

Today, I was attracted by a forum written by one of our members asking why we have not a forum on Tibet. I answered that I opened one a long time ago in “China, Hong Kong and Taiwan”

But another member said that means that I consider Tibet as a part of China. No, but as an ordinary member of A.O. where do you think I had to put ?

I have to tell you something, but please keep it secret. When I was a French official, I have been in charge of lunchs withe the Chinese embassy number 2. Every time she (he) insisted that I have to said to my government and French people that Tibet (and Taiwan) are part of China.

Every time, I suggested to her (him) that Beijing has to deal with the current Dalai Lama before it could be too late after his death

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