Chinese Expats Conflicted on Tibet

Of course, Chinese expatriates advocate for human rights and they would like to see the communist government be less oppressive and violent toward Tibet. But they are also opposed to any type of Olympic boycott.

The expat ambiguity is characterized well by Victor Wong, the executive director of the Chinese Canadian National Council in Toronto.

"It's like me and my mom. I can complain about my mom's cooking, but if a friend comes to my house and complains about her being a bad cook, I'm going to be all over (him)."

Therefore, a sense of Chinese national pride trumps the feelings of disgust at communist human rights policies.