AGAINST
SELF-IMMOLATION
THE FIRST DAY OF THE 18TH CONGRESS
OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY
Beijing, November 8, 2012
The Washington Post reported on December 6, 2012, that "Self-immolators and their abettors [in China] will be charged with murder." The Post notes that "An unprecedented 91 Tibetans have set themselves on fire in the past 18 months...."
The security clampdown during the 18th Party Congress has been much remarked. One element of it was the presence of men with
firefighting equipment marching past the Great Hall of the People (above) and otherwise present nearby, including notably on Chang'an Jie, the Avenue of Eternal Peace.
