China is threatening to smash the protests in Tibet, where up to 100 people have died over the past two weeks. An editorial in the People’s Daily said opposition to Chinese rule in the Himalayan region must be wiped out. The editorial stated, “China must resolutely crush the conspiracy of sabotage and smash 'Tibet independence forces.'” The Chinese government recently posted online wanted posters for twenty-one Tibetan activists. On Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the Dalai Lama in India and demanded China come clean on the repression in Tibet.

Nancy Pelosi: “The situation in Tibet is a challenge to the conscience of the world. It’s a challenge to the conscience of the world that I hope that we can help meet. It is a situation where we need to know what is happening there and the world needs to know. And so we come here and say to you we are with you to meet that challenge. We thank you for the inspiration that you are to the world and thank you for the courage that you give us to join you in this.”