Don't Think You've Heard the Last From Tibet

These talks won't result in anything concrete, but it's a step that China wasn't willing to take until international attention increased the temperature considerably. We're only a couple months from the Olympics and China is about to be opened to global public discourse in a way it's clearly not ready for. At the same time, the Chinese Communist Party reacts in perceived rational self-interest, and increasing openness (whether too fast for comfort or not) can only diminish the role of the word "perceived".

IF IT'S BAD FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT (AND CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY), IT'S GOOD FOR EVERYONE ELSE.