Nicholas D. Kristof looks at the bad reception his Tibet commentary has gotten in the Chinese media:

“Just on the former day of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, ‘New York Times,’ an American newspaper, published an article titled ‘An Olive Branch from the Dalai Lama’ by Nicholas D. Kristof, a journalist who once worked in China. The article introduces the Dalai Lama’s new opinions about Tibet…
If the Dalai Lama has any new ideas indeed, he should communicate with the central government directly instead of conveying his comments by western media. The proposition from a western journalist not only makes people disbelieve its authenticity but also doubts the Dalai Lama’s sincerity. Does he wish to solve the issue or just to strengthen public relations among the western world for another time?”