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posted Sunday, 21 October 2007

As any China watcher will know, there two subjects that are guaranteed to get China all riled up. 1) The Dali Lama 2) Japan.

What do you suppose would happen if the Dali Lama were to visit Japan; Bringing two of China's bigest hates together? Well, it looks like we're about to find out.

Care of Chanel News Asia.


Dalai Lama to visit Japan: report

TOKYO - The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit Japan next month at the invitation of religious groups, a report said Saturday.

His planned visit could come at a politically sensitive time as China has been angered by the honouring of the Dalai Lama in the United States.

The Dalai Lama plans to visit Japan from November 14 to 23 but it may be affected by the political row between Washington and Beijing, Kyodo News agency quoted anonymous sources saying.

During his Japan tour, the first since a similar visit last November, the Dalai Lama will give lectures in Yokohama near Tokyo and other cities, the agency said.

China has opposed visits to Japan by the Dalai Lama, but Japan allowed him to come last year on the condition he avoid political activities.

US President George W. Bush on Wednesday defied repeated warnings from China and awarded the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal -- US lawmakers' highest civilian honour -- at the US Capitol building.

It was the first time a sitting US president had appeared in public with the Dalai Lama, whom China accuses of being a dangerous figure agitating for Tibetan independence. - AFP/ir

ACB can just see Beijing's denouncement speech now. It will probably mention separatism a couple of times; even though the Dali Lama is calling for autonomy rather than independence, as well as WWII; even though it's completely irrelevant to the issue. It's also probably going to accuse Japan of "hurting the feelings of the Chinese people". Which Japan can apparently do merely by sitting quietly in a corner by itself. Saying and doing nothing.

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1. cc left...
Monday, 22 October 2007 7:03 pm

Dalai Lama is rather like a celebrity polititain nowadays. Hehe......


2. JB (a Japanese living as a refug left...
Tuesday, 23 October 2007 12:32 am

Hello. Can I share a story about something going on in Japan? I wrote this as an Open Letter to the Chinese and Korean authorities as it would give the new aspect of Japanese military expansion. Please excuse my long posting to your blog. But this is something that people do not tell in the mass media.

Hello. I would like to inform the on-going expansion of Japanese Self Defense Force. It seems Japanese government is working on the modern version of 731 Unit experiment against own citizens. Have you heard about organized stalking in Japan? In Japanese, the crime is often called “Shu-dan stalking.” Probably, your intelligence agency knows the circumstance behind of the incidents. However, Japanese government added extra slots for Self Defense officers since 2002. If the naming of the Defense ministry is something that your government cares about, why do not care about their recruiting from citizens? It would cause potential high tension in East Asian countries in future. Reserved Self Defense officers would live among citizens yet they would work for the army when they are called for their secondary job for the government. Also, nominees for the reserved position is increasing as they are recruited from common folks. Moreover, the nominees do not have to join the Self Defense force but they can receive the profit after finishing the training. My position is neutral and I am proud to be anti-war. I understand that your conflict with the US government about Japan. However, I believe that the violation of human rights in Japan is something that I would like to stop as to be a civil right activist. For more information about reserved self defense force, please check out “Yobi Jieitai(予備自衛隊)” and “Yobi Jieitai ho(予備自衛隊補)” in Japanese. If own army is against our citizens, I do not think the army is doing their job to protect own country and its people. Please use this information for your anti-Japanese propaganda or whatever you like.


3. ACB left...
Wednesday, 24 October 2007 2:12 am

Don't be silly, why would the SDF need to commit atrocities against its own citizens when there are plenty of Ethnic Koreans living in Japan.

One day I'll get around to telling you the story of how the US security forces secretly infected African Americans with VD as part of a medical experiment, or how theBritish government marched solider into the wake of an A-bomb.

The main difference, is that these stories are true.