Free Tibet:Boycott China

China has warned the United States that ties between the two countries will be strained if the US President meets the Dalai Lama. This follows the little progress achieved at "sharply divided" talks between China and the representatives of the Dalai Lama in China. Chinese Communist Party official Zhu Weiqun, speaking at a press conference to discuss the five-day visit by the representatives, said that "corresponding action" would be taken if the White House did not step down. He elaborated, stating that "it will seriously undermine the foundations of Sino-US political relations", and that China would take "corresponding action to make relevant countries see their mistakes."

	We oppose any attempt by foreign forces to interfere in China's internal affairs using the Dalai Lama as an excuse
—Zhu Weigun

He added, "The Dalai Lama is already 75. We hope he will face up to reality, change his stand and make a correct choice for the remainder of his life." He went on to say that "We oppose any attempt by foreign forces to interfere in China's internal affairs using the Dalai Lama as an excuse," referring to the United States.
The Dalai Lama fled Tibet after an uprising rebelling against China failed in 1959. The talks between the exiled supporters & China follow a conference last month, held by Chinese leaders, to review Tibet policies.
Tibet saw major unrest in March of 2008, and riots and demonstrations are a regular occurrence, although the Chinese Government believes that its policies in Tibet are correct.
This development adds to previous tension between the United States and China, caused by issues over internet censorship and the US-Taiwan arms deal announced last week.

From Wikinews

After reading this story I am convinced that now is the time to do the unthinkable. We must cut all ties with China, place an embargo on all Chinese goods, and demand that China release all hold on Tibet and allow it to be a free and independent country. We have suffered through years of human rights violation, the pedantic and often times sickening displays of propaganda and inhumane treatment of the people that were brought back in the form of news and pictures from the Beijing Olympics. We bend over backwards trying to maintian a civil dialog with these people when in the end, China will still be a communist stronghold and we will have sat idly by while millions die at the hands of this despotic regime.

Resources on Tibet:
http://www.freetibet.org/
http://www.freetibet.net/
http://www.savetibet.org/
http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/
http://www.tibet.net/en/index.php