As for your questioning the credibility of Tibetans who’ve managed to escape after being tortured by the Chinese regime … well, it’s a matter of substantial, indisputable evidence, really. They didn’t get those injuries prostrating, or praying, or teaching children, or cooking. One doesn’t usually have an electric cattle prod to hand for such activities. How much, exactly, does it take to open your eyes?

As an aside, it strikes me as the most extraordinary hypocrisy that the Chinese can justify their own violent revolution in the name of freedom from oppression, but then vehemently condemn others who seek freedom.

In any case, again, there is no excuse whatsoever for the horrific abuse perpetrated against by the Chinese against Tibetans, Falun Gong followers and other groups, including Chinese “dissidents”. And there can be no genuine progress within a regime that is founded on propaganda, violence and suppression of human rights.

If only you could wake up tomorrow as a Tibetan in China. How different your worldview might be. But for now, how clearly you exemplify the visceral hatred that underpins China’s approach to everything and everyone who dares to question it.