I just watched some clips from the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Definitely impressive and grand. But behind the hundreds of dancers wearing many of China's ethnic costumes is the mass state repression of these very ethnic groups represented. And we certainly cannot ignore the number of Han/Chinese workers displaced by the Olympics themselves and the attempt by Beijing to wall off working-class neighbourhoods considered an eye-sore* (yea! An eyesore as a result of your lack of concern for the interests of the workingclass). For who are these Olympics for? Certainly not the Chinese workers (whether Han or otherwise) as houses are torn down for 'green spaces' to promote a better image.

I've spoken to some people briefly about Tibet, but it'd be interesting to have a deeper discussion.

I think the situation in Tibet has been way oversimplified by both the bourgeois capitalist press and some left-wing comrades alike.

Even though I am from China, having lived their practically all my life, I can't claim to have the strongest analysis as I have not studied too deeply into the situation. So my opinion here is simply from glancing over pieces of information and my own anecdotes from traveling in China.