Published: March 25, 2008 09:45 am         

Other View: China crushes Tibet, again

The rise of China on the world stage is one of the monumental stories of our time. Yet despite its modernization, China is still ruled by an authoritarian communist regime, one that does not hesitate to use deadly violence.

That's what's happening in Tibet today, as Chinese soldiers have reportedly killed scores of Tibetans protesting Beijing's ruthless suppression of their culture, religion and autonomy.

The Tibet crackdown shows that the real face of China continues to be the same authoritarian scowl that massacred pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square in 1989.

China should talk without guile to the Dalai Lama, a man of peace whose requests are reasonable -- but who, thanks to Beijing's short-sighted intransigence, is losing influence over his own angry people.

The Dallas Morning News