Overseas Media Attended Lhasa

Oita Godo Newspaper (February 10, 2009)

 (Lhasa 10th collaboration) Chinese Tibet local self autonomy, since the last year in March the large scale outbreak amongst citizen has been become one year of memorandum within one month later. The communicating collaboration had included Asia and Europe's media 11 reporters from 8 places, then according to the Chinese government's arrangement they became a part of Lhasa. After the rebellion situations that turned Buddhism in Tibet became locked down, one temple that was influenced by this situation named jyokan, at this place; from the collecting data the monk explained that ' At the Buddhist temple everyone (in accordance to after the control of rebellions) there's no restraint for Buddhist monks left.        

Although the temple circumstance may not seems as a form of armed police, but there is no place that information is approved for security. The great numbers of foreign media also reported about Lhasa, last year May, it was an Olympic Torch at Beijing that had relayed.

This year also the 50th year anniversary since in 1959 March of the disturbance in Tibet, Chinese government said to international media that they aim to establish the improvement and set up stability for the citizen as appeal.

Comment; I think China should have international relations policy to strengthen a relationship between China and Tibet. The politic issue now becomes important in many countries, particular Asian regions nowadays. I think it would be better if everyone learn to know more about peace and love each other like the way they love themselves. The medias also play a big role on political, people and media should conduct a balance power, medias should express a real news not take benefit on others and the people should have more consideration to distinguish between the truth and lie.

PUNTHUCHAT Siripun

Thailand

APS3, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University