All their news and posting are LIES and manipulated to brain washed people. Worst of all, they are in DENIALS of facts and truth! What does that tell you about this EVIL REGIME and the brain washed COMMIS!

I for one will not watch the Olympics nor travel to China. The world is too big to be wasting my time there.

Tom, I guess I am ineffective in explaining. Once again, I “doubt” the Chinese story. But at the same time I do NOT “disbelieve” their story. I only “believe” or “disbelieve” something when I see “tangible proof” that is irrefutable. All I’ve heard so far is a lot of emotional blathering from the Korean Prime Minister on down — including bloggers. Both sides are playing a “he said-she said” game. The real truth is somewhere in this mess, but I don’t think it has been revealed as yet.

My DOUBT in the Chinese story comes from wondering why the student who was injured has not filed a assault charge against the man — if not for anything else than the fact that he can collect some pocket change in solarium money. My doubting of the “injury” of the bashing event is simple — atleast to me. This event was plastered across the face of news media. The man attacked has been identified as he was taken by the police for aid…and there are enough pictures of his face everywhere. Yet no Chinese has come forward to file charges with the Korean police that the Korean man hit him over the head with the bicycle — or atleast no one has been reported as coming forward. Some might reason that he fears deportation by the ROK if he identifies himself. Can’t buy that nor any other reason why he has not come forward. Up to now we only have the proof of the photos that an assault on a Korean man did occur. That is fact! The Chinese defense that one of theirs was attacked is NOT supported by proof.

Until I see tangible proof that a crime was committed by the Korean side, I will DOUBT it happened.

However, at the same time, I didn’t say that I disbelieved it either.

Not to beat a dead horse, but as an example of how Chinese netizens are either misinterpreting or outright lying about “photo evidence,” in the video you linked, Kalani, and in other Chinese-produced internet content, there are photos of a Korean NK human rights demonstrator dressed up in a PLA uniform and holding a pair of wire cutters or some similar tool. The Koreans alleged that this tool was confiscated from Chinese students. Chinese counter that the Koreans brought the tool to the demonstration and provide as evidence online and in newspapers photos of the man in the PLA uniform holding the wire cutters:

http://b0.ac-images.cdnmyspace.cn/cnimages01/2/o_012f68afcabaae28537db9eb67c5080c.jpg

Visible in the photo are press microphones, which suggest that the man is being interviewed by reporters, yet this Chinese newspaper and numerous other Chinese websites claim that this photo is proof that the Koreans brought the wire cutter. I happened to come across a Korean news video, which shows clearly that the man was indeed displaying the confiscated weapon to the media and wasn’t just holding the wire cutters.

http://www.ytn.co.kr/_comm/pop_mov.php?s_mcd=0103&s_hcd=&key=200804301750392393

But you probably already know this thanks to the Tibetan Government in Exile’s impeccable methodology…

I have seen those photos and claims on Chinese websites. Clearly there is a large, organized Chinese response to the negative publicity surrounding the demo violence. I would not assume that the persons providing the photo narrative actually witnessed the event. Although the photo of the student holding a tissue to his head was taken at the same place as the bicycle incident, there are no overlapping people in the photos, nevermind the bicyclist, so the photo is not evidence of claims that the bicyclist hit a Chinese in the head.