墨尔本大报报道周日游行 突出藏独支持者被学生殴打场面 太垃圾了！
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: ^3 }" p# }: y" ~6 t3 g' ZRed Square for pro-China march8 |, L' K6 p( o+ ?, y
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* l& Z6 x% `1 M& Y8 AApril 14, 2008 12:00am Article from: Herald Sun
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SWANSTON St was a sea of red as up to 4000 Chinese rallied yesterday in support of their homeland's right to rule Tibet.4 H' n3 g$ W0 n
* J$ t5 [/ V8 q' \& e" i0 WPro-China protesters blasted the media, politicians and supporters of the Dalai Lama for what they called lies over China's role in Tibet. _' e$ [) l( E2 r$ o
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While the rally was mostly peaceful, it was marred by an attack on a man by several protesters, seen by a photographer.
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) U/ {( N6 }' v' VShane Wells, a pro-Tibet supporter from South Yarra who lived in Tibet, was punched by up to 15 protesters near the State Library after he yelled pro-Tibet chants.
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One attacker punched him to the head from behind, while other protesters shielded the attack from cameras.
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2 ^& F6 U* d4 i"Their reaction took me by surprise," Mr Wells said.9 D$ C1 y( ]/ J# a# l8 B6 }
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"This is typical of China, that someone voices any opinion against them and then they get violent about it."2 C2 Q$ I4 h* ^) L
) @; l) V. v1 i0 j2 S4 aThe attack was not reported at the time to police, who said the rally was incident-free.# e, j( T% M- C N4 @! u+ [2 ?
$ G, O+ X; H qProtesters said Tibet had been part of China for more than 1000 years and Tibetans had greatly benefited from Chinese rule, with improved health and infrastructure.1 w! [" P$ z3 z6 K! n
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Rally spokesman Arthur Lai said separatists, not Chinese forces, were to blame for violence in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, on March 14.
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, f9 w: o2 n$ f"They simply went on the streets and attacked everybody," said Chinese-born Mr Lai, 18, a university commerce student who lives in South Yarra.
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"The Chinese Government only reacted."9 {+ w9 r, s4 ?6 d) u
& t% L9 D% S1 N: P& x- y. n1 ZLouise Clayton, state president of the Australia-China Friendship Society, won rapturous applause.- M7 B; m& K8 Q3 {2 j+ }7 O
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"Celebrity followers of the Dalai Lama, and there seem to be a lot of them, and other outsiders are opportunistically seeking to challenge China's longstanding sovereignty," Ms Clayton said.: e( g% }! K0 |+ \; M4 j, q+ m
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"The fact remains the vast majority of Chinese, including Tibetans, do not want Tibet to be separated from China.
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"While the Dalai Lama cultivates the image of a peace-loving religious figure . . . it is clear he is a political figure with a political agenda."
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Protesters waved Chinese flags, chanted slogans in Mandarin and English, and sang the Chinese anthem as they marched from Fed Square to the State Library.
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