For those that do not know, the Dalai Lama is the religious leader of a sect of Tibetan Buddhism who is thought to be reborn to enlighten others, this title has been passed on for centuries. Interestingly enough the topic of succession was on of the issues discussed by the current, and 14th, incarnation and was broadcasted to Chinese web users through secondary blogging cites, like twitter, despite the "Great Firewall" of China. China and Tibet have long had sour relations, and many believe that this was an attempt to further the efforts to secure Tibet's autonomy. Over 12,500 people selected 289 questions for the monk by voting through a Google Moderator site, which was blocked in China on Thursday. Although Twitter is blocked in China, Chinese users were able to access the chat, as Twitter allows third-party applications and servers to freely use its data both inside and outside China.
It will be interesting to note if the recently rapid influx of technological media will be able to impact the situation, as we become a global society it becomes increasingly difficult for governments to keep information from their citizens.
See:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100521/tc_afp/chinatibetdalaiinternet;_ylt=Ao0oq5O7wF3sGIBFFmvKGr76VbIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2YWNkZW1vBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDEwMDUyMS9jaGluYXRpYmV0ZGFsYWlpbnRlcm5ldARwb3MDMzQEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDZGFsYWlsYW1hdHdl
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