Talking about Tibet

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I report some parts of an article from BBC NEWS whose title is: "Bjork makes 'free Tibet' gesture"

Bjork, has caused controversy among fans in China by shouting "Tibet! Tibet!" at the end of a concert in Shanghai.
The cry followed a powerful performance of her song Declare Independence.
Talk of Tibetan independence is considered taboo in China, which has ruled the territory since 1951.

After the concert some negative reactions were posted on Chinese websites.
"I like Bjork", said one, "it's OK for her to have a different point of view, but for her to do this is disrespectful to fans here - very selfish of her".
Another fan said Bjork had "behaved like an angry young person, acting in an underhand manner, not like Brad Pitt and Richard Gere, who are better known Free Tibet supporters".

The song Declare Independence has previously been used by Bjork to highlight other struggles for self-rule. She dedicated a performance of it in Japan last month to Kosovo. She has also used the song to campaign for Greenland and the Faroe Islands - territories controlled by Denmark.
Bjork performed in two Tibetan Freedom Concerts in the United States in the 1990s.

I must add few words.
Tibet was far from being a perfect state but was a free state when it was "liberated" by the Chinese army in 1951. (read the BBC timeline). The English wikipedia has an article about the invasion of Tibet: "The Chinese government has been accused of a campaign of terror after the invasion, which has led to the killings of up to 1.2 million Tibetans and the destruction of 6000 monasteries. The PRC denies these claims. Charges of genocide, crimes against humanity, state terrorism and torture are currently being investigated by a Spanish court."

Kosovo declared independence on February 17, 2008 (read the BBC NEWS report) despite protests by Serbia, Russia and People's Republic of China.

Greenland is a self-governing overseas province of Denmark since 1979. It originally joined the European Community with Denmark in 1973, but withdrew in 1985 after a dispute over fishing rights and a referendum on the issue. A substantial proportion of Greenland's population favours independence.

The Faroe Islands are a self-governing province of Denmark since 1948. They are not part of the European Union and Danish people living in the Faroes are not citizens of the European Union. The islanders are about evenly split between those favouring independence and those who don't. Support for independence has recently grown and is the objective of the government.