I watched the movie 27 years late, but the timing is perfect.
I’m not much of a Brad Pitt fan, although I acknowledge that in terms of his acting and body of works, he has gotten better and better with time and age. For 27 years, I have passed off watching the movie “Seven Years in Tibet” primarily because back then I knew little about Tibet and had nothing in common with the country and the people…. until the Chinese Militia came to the West Philippine Sea.
At the end of the movie, the credits stated that the Chinese military invaded Tibet, massacred an estimated one million Tibetans and destroyed hundreds if not thousands of temples and monasteries. I will not swear to the accuracy of the data regarding this dark period of history, since each side has their own version.
Clearly the Tibetans, the youth of Hong Kong or the people of Taiwan have nothing in common with the Communist Chinese except genetic ethnicity. They don’t have shared values, faith or culture. China has imposed its will upon Tibet and Hong Kong and in spite of the threat of bloodshed, will attempt to do the same in Taiwan because they are not the ones who will do the fighting and killing, it would be their faceless comrades.
Perhaps it is time for the Philippines to launch a “roadshow” to campaign and encourage Filipinos overseas as well as our diplomats to launch a global information campaign on our experience with China so the world may know. Let’s face it … it must really be quite hard to find yourself in the middle of the stage, being constantly judged from head to toe during a beauty contest and at the same time act like you’re having...
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