China’s censors target iTunes Store
21 August 2008, 04:10PM
Chinese authorities have apparently blocked Apple's online iTunes Store after reports Olympic athletes may have been listening to a just released pro-Tibet album – from the Sydney Morning Herald.
" …. The album, called Songs for Tibet, was produced by an a group called The Art of Peace Foundation, and features 20 tracks from well-known singers and songwriters including Sting, Moby, Suzanne Vega and Alanis Morissette …
" … The Foundation provided free downloads of the album to Olympic athletes, urging them to play the songs on their iPods during the Games as a show of support …"
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bucky | Posted on 22 August 2008, 09:35PM | Report comment
I understand what you’re saying honpin and agree that there are human rights abuse all round the world. I find it difficult to support any war and can’t understand the need for any lose of life. The issues of Iraq and human rights abuse concern me. My post was focused on human rights in China only because it related to the story. When it comes to human rights “all nations are one”. “All peoples” are equal. I believe in putting myself in someone else’s shoes. Internal policies drive human rights and I believe it’s a good place to start. For the record I’m not American but that shouldn’t matter. When it comes to human rights we are all one “Nation”, we are all one “Peoples”.
Sophie Peer | Posted on 22 August 2008, 10:46AM | Report comment
The human rights of individuals are the same no matter where they might live. Every person’s right should be respected and upheld. This is not about being anti-China. You are right honpin, there are abuses taking place all over the world. This website is dedicated to the current situation in China. It was Chinese authorities who said ‘give us the Games and we will improve human rights’. This has not happened, and it is an admission by Chinese leaders that there are human rights problems to be addressed in China.
honpin | Posted on 22 August 2008, 05:17AM | Report comment
irak belong to its people, so many irakies died for the oils fight, the american say “we are fighting for the irakies human right and democracy”, so they can continue killing…I really doubt your intention, you dont’t care PEOPLES DYING but you care internal politics of CHINA. are you american?
bucky | Posted on 22 August 2008, 01:27AM | Report comment
The issues of Tibet are complex. There is no simple answer. The ideas of “Our Land” (or the history of China and unity) is all about utilitarianism… which stretches throughout all nations (not just China). A country belongs to its people, its inhabitants. The idea of the utilitarian is “all about the greater good”. The problem with this is it denies our “moral duty”... I believe (in the words of Kant) we have a moral duty to protect the vulnerable. If I look at the people of Tibet then I don’t believe we are protecting the vulnerable. Tibet belongs to its people.
honpin | Posted on 21 August 2008, 05:49PM | Report comment
kim, i can see that all the coreans are very jealous of china, there are many atrocity things happen around the wolrd, dont forget the americans invaded irak and killing thousand peoples men, womens and children, where is the human right, so? u are only looking the “bone inside the egg”, the corean’s have not owner culture, are all derived from china, china is much better in sport,economy,science, military,CULTURE, so u have nothing to proud and to talk about ur country, next time when u write something about human right remenber what is the most important situation in this unjust wolrd to resolve FIRST. TIBET IS ALWAYS BELONG TO CHINA, ask ur grandfather the coreans ancestor were all CHINESE!!!