China has responded to the scheduling of this coming Thursday's meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama -- and they want it canceled. "We urge the U.S. side to fully understand the high sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, honor its commitment to recognizing Tibet as part of China and opposing 'Tibet independence,'" said China Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu. The Obama-Dalai Lama meeting is one of several sources of tension between the U.S. and China, a list that includes new arms sales to Taiwan, Chinese currency manipulation and evidence of Chinese hack attacks on Google. This kind of situation provides a difficult question for lovers of freedom and truth... on the one hand, one should always keep commitments, keep one's word. BUT, Tibet is NOT China, it is a not a province of a dictatorship, but a sovereign country in its own right, stolen from its people who have a right to govern themselves. Keep the meeting on President Obama, this is one of the things I agree with you about.
Showing posts with label Tibet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tibet. Show all posts
Monday, February 15, 2010
Dalai Lama in Washington
China has responded to the scheduling of this coming Thursday's meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama -- and they want it canceled. "We urge the U.S. side to fully understand the high sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, honor its commitment to recognizing Tibet as part of China and opposing 'Tibet independence,'" said China Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu. The Obama-Dalai Lama meeting is one of several sources of tension between the U.S. and China, a list that includes new arms sales to Taiwan, Chinese currency manipulation and evidence of Chinese hack attacks on Google. This kind of situation provides a difficult question for lovers of freedom and truth... on the one hand, one should always keep commitments, keep one's word. BUT, Tibet is NOT China, it is a not a province of a dictatorship, but a sovereign country in its own right, stolen from its people who have a right to govern themselves. Keep the meeting on President Obama, this is one of the things I agree with you about.
