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Originally Posted by Trex
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Yep. I am not into this face-importance myself, i am staying in the background, or confront what I see to be worth to confront directly, that is how i am. However I am quiet aware of this face-issue you see in Asia, and especially strong in Japan and China, and accept it to be a characteristic of their way of living and of their culture you don't find a workaround for - you have to deal with this characteristic of theirs, like it or not, no matter if you understand it, or think of it as an annoyance.
The Dalai Lama since years did not demand complete independence anymore. Some of the investement the chinese made in Tibet, served the country good. He also says that he wants to act not against the chinese, but wishes they would accept to work with him and both sides cooperate together with the goal of Chinese sovereignity but tibetan autonomy as a goal.
the hysteria some chinese officials show towards him, especially the chief of the Tibetan KP on my mind, unfortunately is beyond face-saving, i have to say, but is what I just said: hysteria. the Chinese allowed themselves to be carried away so far with their demonizing of the Dalai Lama, that they seem to have burned all bridges behind them indeed. So, face-saving yes or no, I nevertheless think it is their turn to make the first steps towards the tibetans. Right now they behave and lie and bite and growl like a dog with rabies. And a dog with rabies certainly shows no face worth to be saved, but earns it's owner more bad than good reactions from his surrounding environment. The damn thing is, that you do not have to deal so much with only chinese politicians, but with communist party-demagogues not defending china alone, but their party interests and their wish to keep the party in total and absolute power. If the Chinese government would have more in similiar with for example the Taiwanese government form, the Tibetan issue probbaly would have found a peaceful solution longer ago.