An article entitled "Tibetan immolations: Desperation as world looks away" published by BBC on an interactive column were slashed on Dec.20 by dozens of Internet users, who regarded it as "not objective, unjustified and arbitrary". Following were their responses:

Anonymous Internet user: Ｉwant to ask BBC some questions:

First, why do you think Tibetans committed self-immolations? If you could not find evidence of "the Chinese government's oppression", how could you presume that Tibetans evade out of fear?

Second, has the number of monasteries "fallen"?

Third, if you have been to Tibet, please give some examples of "the Chinese government's oppressions".

Fourth, the Chinese start to learn English when they are very young, does it mean that the Chinese culture has been eroded by the British?

Fifth, suppose Tibet's natural resources have been "exploited" by China, why cannot the Chinese use the resources of their own country?

Internet user named "Jack": The British government has admitted that their comments about the relationship between "China and Tibet" were not correct, and still based on that of the ancient British empire. Now that the empire has collapsed, why does your mindset still linger on that of the China's Qing Dynasty(1644-1911) when it comes to Tibet. Shame on you! Please do some reporting which will be of use to the British economy!

"Zhao Zhe": BBC will lose credibility if its reports were aimed at defaming China? In your next trip to Tibet, I suggest you interview more local Tibetan people instead of only monks. Over the recent years, China has put in 85 billion yuan(13.91 US dollars) for the development of Tibet. Instead of tearing down monasteries, it has built up more of them. An advanced culture should integrate different cultures into its own. Look at those monks, who are already occupied in learning English and using computers. Have they ever feared that their culture has been eroded?

"Little potato" from the U.S.: BBC has always held prejudice against China. It stirs up troubles to destablize China, to which all of the Chinese people should keep alert. China is a country of all the Chinese people including the Tibetan people. It is normal to promote Mandarin, which will contribute to cultural exchanges between different ethnic groups. Furthermore, the central authority has neither banned the Tibetan language nor Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan culture is also a valuable heritage of the Chinese culture.

"Harrison" from Taiwan: I cannot find any evidence from the BBC's reporting, but only with arbitrary viewpoints. And I can hardly share anything in common from such an article which has violented the principles of journalism. I hope BBC will increase its reporting standards.