China/Tibet

China's new policy of regulating Tibetans' use of copiers is a violation of human rights.

Tibetans now have to get a new permit from the government to own a printing or photocopy shop. They will also have to take specific information down about their clients and what the clients wanted printed. China put this policy in place without the knowledge of the people. One explanation of the government's action came from a Han Chinese woman who owns a printer shop named Wu, "You know sometimes people print documents in the Tibetan language, which we don't understand. These might be illegal pamphlets." The part of the policy including taking down client information is a violation of human rights. There is not a huge difference between that and hacking into email accounts through Google. This policy is only a stepping stone for the Chinese government being able to have complete control over the Tibetan population.