A metaphor used by Dalai can shed light on the mind of the western media. In a meeting with journalists after the riot, he said, ““Last few days I had a sort of feeling, a tiger, of a young deer in a tiger’s hand,” The wolf-like brutality of the rioters was easily turned into the deer-like tenderness and helplessness. This is Dalai’s long-time strategy: to contrast his small group with China’s gigantic size and use his religious role as a pretext hiding his political intention. Such a method is actually quite common in the daily life, some people deliberately demonstrate their physical weakness to win the sympathy of the bystanders, but secretly attack the back of the stronger. The stronger are trapped into a predicament. His self-defense is even condemned as the misuse of violence. Only the victims attacked know the pain and are angry with the tricks. That’s the reason why Chinese perceive the Tibet-question so differently from the Westerners. (http://www.ftchinese.com/sc/story_english.jsp?id=001018078)

China’s situation is even worse. The dragon has always been conceived in the Westerns’ sub-consciousness as a huge menace. The government type chosen by Chinese people happens to be disliked by the Western countries as well. Its vast size, large population and powerful state provide Dalai Lama with the best chance to display his weakness as a contrast. The decades long negative reports and perceptions about China in the Western countries easily enable Dalai to close the eye of the media on the bloody truth. The biased view of the Western countries even cost the lives of more civilians. As a British journalists report, worried about the criticism, Chinese police did not take harsh measures against the rioters on the first day. (http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/20/tibet.miles.interview/index.html#cnnSTCText)

We ordinary Chinese people are not accusing Dalai of terrorism here. We know that we have not yet seen 100% evidence of his direct control of the riot. However, we are furious with his manipulation of the public opinion and the Western media’s indifference to the blood of our brothers and sisters.

We demand Dalai Lama to face the victims killed, injured and plundered by his followers and sincerely apologize to them. We demand Western Media to report the brutality widely and objectively to the public in their countries for the sake of TRUTH;

We demand International Community to condemn the responsible for the Tibetan violence, in order
to maintain the “moral authority” (Nancy Pelosi);

We support our government’s necessary measures to restore orders and protect people’s life and
property in the affected regions, support the juridical process against the criminals;

We welcome unbiased investigation of the violence;

and We wish all Han, Muslim and Tibetan Chinese reconcile the historic conflicts, continue the
economic development and construct a harmonious Tibet!

Please circulate wide!