Mixing politics with Games is foul for both

As a native of China who has great affections for Tibetan culture, I was saddened by the violence that erupted in Tibet in March.

I learned Tibetan folk dance in Beijing years ago. I understood from the passion of my teacher and fellow classmates that Tibetan culture enjoyed the respect of China's majority Han population.

As a trainee journalist, I interviewed the Tibetan singer Caidan Drolma (in the Tibetan language her names mean "longevity" and "fairies," respectively). Her smile and golden voice in the song Emancipated Serfs to Sing the Song, which reflected her own experience, remain one of my fond memories.