Thousands on Parliament Hill

On April 13, 2008, in Political Matters, by Frederick

Thousands of Chinese demonstrators from Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal gathered on Parliament Hill today to rally against boycotts of the Beijing Olympics and to oppose Tibetan independence.

A pro-China demonstration on Parliament Hill on Sunday attracted about 5,000 Chinese-Canadians from Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto eager to show support for the troubled Beijing Olympics.

Demonstrators in Ottawa

The planning of this event had been orchestrated online, facilitated by thousands of willing volunteers who wanted to show their support for China. There were some hiccups with the chartering of buses, when (allegedly) an opposing entity threatened the busing company. However, sources state that a Chinese-Canadian businessman arranged (out of his own pockets) for more than 30 buses to transport demonstrators and the elderly to Parliament Hill.

This event is an instance of powerful Chinese patriotism which has brought thousands together against “media distortion” and attempts to disrupt China’s hosting of the Olympics.

Demonstrators

A few hours ago, approximately 5000 protestors also gathered in Australia for the same cause.

Isn’t it strange, though, that news of these events aren’t on the media… aren’t found on the homepage of Google News (the last time I checked)… aren’t even mentioned?

Interestingly, Jack Cafferty (whom I had respected previously) on CNN made a comment that “…they (Chinese) are basically the same bunch goons and thugs they have been in the past fifty years.” Absolutely intolerable!

Watch him make his offensive comment:
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