Beijing-style blind allegiance re-re-surfaces in Tibet

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Singing patriotic songs ala communist China during the height of the Cultural Revolution. Chinese-style blind allegiance to political leaders appears to have surfaced in Tibet. Note the place - horse-riding dance festival in Gyantse, Tibet.

Parading Beijing-approved child reincarnations at the Gyantse Horse-riding dance festival. Reincarnations of high-ranking lamas are widespread in Tibet. One wonders [...]

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Beijing’s stamp at the horse-racing festival in Gyantse, Tibet

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Beijing should be happy its massive PR campaign in Tibet has reaped great rewards - public allegiances of support at the traditional horse-racing festival in a small town, a few thousand miles from Beijing. Note Deng Xiao Peng’s picture there as well.

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