Tibetan Uprising Against Chinese

Tibetans are rising up against Chinese hegemony

SHANGHAI -- Crowds of angry Tibetans surged through the streets of central Lhasa on Friday, attacking shops owned by ethnic Chinese and forcing a retreat by armed police and soldiers, according to multiple witnesses.
The escalation of the protests Friday appears to represent one of the most serious challenges to Chinese government authority in the province in nearly two decades.

The violence appeared centered on the area around the Jokhang monastery, a holy site in the center of Lhasa, according to others working nearby who were reached by phone.
Monks protesting Chinese treatment of Tibetans were arrested in front of the monastery on Monday, the anniversary of a failed 1959 uprising against Chinese rule. Police fired tear gas Tuesday to disperse demonstrators opposing the arrests.
It was difficult to gauge the number of people actually involved. Some observers said the crowds numbered more than 1,000.
China's Xinhua News Agency issued a terse report on the violence late Friday afternoon Beijing time saying "shops were set on fire in violence in downtown Lhasa on Friday afternoon." Xinhua, on its English language service, said that witnesses said a number of shops were burnt and others shut down.

China has about as much right to occupy and rule Tibet as El Salvador has to occupy and rule Finland.