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posted Monday, 26 November 2007
It seems like only a couple of days ago since somebody in Japan said/did the last thing to "hurt the feelings of the Chinese people".
From the pen of Stuart Biggs, Bloomberg
Now, all we need is for a couple of Western leaders to have the courage to say that the continued repression of Tibet is incompatible with the international status that Mainland China desires.
Of course, ACB can confidently say that most will will take one look at their trade relationship with China, and will decide that Tibet is one problem that best be ignored for now. Maybe if Tibet had oil?
From the pen of Stuart Biggs, Bloomberg
Yukio Hatoyama, secretary general of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, expressed ``strong support'' for the Dalai Lama's efforts to gain greater autonomy for Tibet from China's government, Kyodo English News reported.
Hatoyama, the second-ranked politician in Japan's largest opposition party, made the comments during a meeting with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader in Tokyo yesterday, Kyodo said. The Dalai Lama arrived in Japan Nov. 15 for a 10-day visit, the report said.
The remarks are likely to draw protests from the Chinese government, which expressed its ``regret'' when Japan allowed the Dalai Lama to visit the country, the report said. Such remarks from a high-ranking politician carries ``extreme weight,'' Kyodo cited lawmaker Yukio Edano as saying.
The Dalai Lama was forbidden from engaging in political activity during the visit to Japan. The spiritual leader fled to India in 1959 to campaign for Tibetan self-rule and religious freedom from the Chinese Communist Party.
Hatoyama, the second-ranked politician in Japan's largest opposition party, made the comments during a meeting with Tibet's exiled spiritual leader in Tokyo yesterday, Kyodo said. The Dalai Lama arrived in Japan Nov. 15 for a 10-day visit, the report said.
The remarks are likely to draw protests from the Chinese government, which expressed its ``regret'' when Japan allowed the Dalai Lama to visit the country, the report said. Such remarks from a high-ranking politician carries ``extreme weight,'' Kyodo cited lawmaker Yukio Edano as saying.
The Dalai Lama was forbidden from engaging in political activity during the visit to Japan. The spiritual leader fled to India in 1959 to campaign for Tibetan self-rule and religious freedom from the Chinese Communist Party.
Now, all we need is for a couple of Western leaders to have the courage to say that the continued repression of Tibet is incompatible with the international status that Mainland China desires.
Of course, ACB can confidently say that most will will take one look at their trade relationship with China, and will decide that Tibet is one problem that best be ignored for now. Maybe if Tibet had oil?
View Comments/Add a Comment (2)
1. Mo'thanskin (Roosevelt) left...
Thursday, 29 November 2007 3:20 am :: http://mothanskin.blog-city.com
I feel that the Dalai Lama is too political to be a "spiritual leader". The
Dalai Lama wants Tibet to have "self rule" which historically has meant
rule by the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Buddhist Monks. When Italy stripped
the Roman Catholic Vatican of it's temporal power, the Pope and the Vatican
accepted it. The Dalai Lama should do the same, in my opinion.
2. ACB left...
Friday, 30 November 2007 3:49 am
The Dali-Lama is only being "political" because the role is force on him.
It's the best way for him to publicize his cause. Anyway, a lot of his
"political" activities are doing a lot of good. He's a peace maker who
advocates tolerance and unity in a day and age when the world is
increasingly becoming an "us and them" society.