Free Tibet! Free Tibet! Free Tibet! I am tired of hearing it. Why is Tibet more special than Xinjian?
Rioting’s still going in Urumqi and elsewhere in that Western China region.
Free Xinjiang! Let’s see this bumper sticker on your Subarus.
- No trackbacks yet.
Etc. Etc. Etc.
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#1 by ???Shanghai,China? on July 8th, 2009
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#2 by observer on July 11th, 2009
Pardon?