Still no Chinks on top, though

According to the Washington Post, a Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realizing "a dream of all Chinese people". "The Everest climbing team, which included 22 Tibetans, eight Han Chinese and one man from the Tujia minority, had been on the mountain for more than a week preparing the route along the north-east ridge." "The Chinese state-run media this week accused the Tibetan spiritual leader of trying to blacken China's name and prevent its rise, days after the two sides held a rare round of talks. However, an envoy to the Dalai Lama said Chinese negotiators had shown a willingness to engage with the Tibetan side during recent talks, despite major differences on important issues. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said his government's attitude towards dialogue was "sincere." "We also hope the Dalai Lama can show sincerity by taking concerted actions to truly stop separatist activities, stop plotting and provoking violent actions and stop disrupting the Beijing Olympics," Qin told a regular news conference."

Rico says what the Chinese can't get their heads around is that everybody is pissed at them, not just the Dalai Lama. (Actually, he's probably the least pissed of all of us.)