The Dalai Lama asked the people of Tibet to reach out to the People of China, bypassing the communist regime.
On August 14, The Dutch newspaper De Pers sported a front page interview with Teng Biao, one of the most well-known Chinese human rights advocates.
In a meeting with Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao on August 10, Dutch Prime Minister Jan-Peter Balkenende urged Chinese authorities to their improve human rights record.