China angry as Bush welcomes Dalai Lama

[Nottingham]

China angry as Bush welcomes Dalai Lama
By Stephen Collinson
September 11, 2003
THE Dalai Lama was today welcomed to the White House despite China's protests the Tibetan spiritual leader was using US soil as a launchpad for "separatist" activity.

The Dalai Lama made his second visit to the presidential mansion under President George W. Bush, a day before he is due to play a role in the two-year commemoration of the September 11 attacks.
But his visit to Washington drew sharp rebukes from Beijing - even though Sino-US relations are at their warmest point in more than 30 years.

Emerging from the White House after the closed meeting, the Dalai Lama said Bush and Powell had shown "interest and genuine sympathy" for Tibet.
"They will help us," he said.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush reiterated "strong support" for the nascent dialogue between China and the exiled Tibetan government.
China, which has ruled Tibet since 1951, had asked Washington not to welcome the Dalai Lama.
Sun Weide, spokesman for China's Washington embassy, yesterday told AFP Beijing had lodged an official complaint to the United States over the visit.

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Does Bush just have to tick everybody off! But I do like the Dali Lama! Bush just does what he wants! :bounce:

[Dr Fate]

1. Even a broken watch is right twice a day...

...I have to side with Shrubby-boy for once on this one-Dali should be able to freely meet with whoever will recieve him...

[BiggJawn]

2. Maybe China should tend to their never-ending SARS epidemic?

And let the Dali Lama visit his Bro in Blooming-Gulch and drop in on the Shrub while he's at it if he wants.

What's up with them, anyway? Don't they realize that a coupla segments on Gush and Insannity and "POOF!" there goes their top market for cheezee plastic junk?

[psychopomp]

6. What century are you living in?

China is making high-quality hi-tech products from flat-screen tv's to designer drugs. Due to the yuan being pegged at a fixed exchange rate they are selling cheaply throughout Asia...and there ain't nothin' cheezy about that!

[arikara]

3. This is the first thing that the chimp has ever done

that I like. No doubt he had some ulterior motive for wanting to annoy the Chinese, but if anyone could get through to him maybe His Holiness could.

[Nottingham]

4. Exactly! In some articles I read tonite China has ticked Repubs off

1 they are keeping their yen low
2. They are bugging some of the US corp
3. They are in talks with N Korea!

:bounce:

[xxqqqzme]

7. the closer we get 2 Nov, '04

the more 'centrist' squatter will try 2 appear. The was strictly a photo-op 4 the campaign!

[LeftistGorilla]

5. Someone...

should tell Bush the Dalai Lama is a pacifist....

and that he commands no troops and has little money for Iraq or Afghanistan...

[LastDemInIdaho]

8. Free Tibet!

Si!

[Whoa_Nelly]

9. Bush needed to have

verification from the Dalai Lama if, when he became "born again", that his charismatic vision and speaking in tongues really did mean he was the "chosen one" and all he does is really good. Bush is feelin' a little low these days due to poor American public acceptance of his bullshit. He just wanted to make sure he was better than the Dalai Lama himself.

[kodi]

10. & we were angry having to give the chinese $10M to get our plane back

i guess i am a bit jaded, but it is hard to take seriously calls for international etiquette by a government that runs over its own people with tanks.

[DannyRed]

11. Oh?

You mean like Waco?

The "Free Tibet" business is a longstanding exhibition of Liberal Naivete in the face of hugely complex problems with no good guys and lots of victims on all sides.

The Dalai Lama and the system that he represents is just about as backwards a religious theocratic feudalist dark ages holdover as you will ever find.

The status and well-being of the Tibetan people under that system was simply apalling.

That said, the Chinese, between 1951 and 1980 were brutal, vicious, genocidal, and stupidly violent in Tibet...and deserve just as much censure as can be dished out to them

On the other hand, my recent visit to China to meet and greet my in-laws indicated to me that much in Tibet (as well as other "special autonomous zones") has most certainly changed with the changing of the guard in the Party.

The Chinese are pouring a lot of money and effort into Tibet, having finally realized the wisdom of "catching flies with honey" and the political albatross around their neck that those Zones represented...

All is not as it was 15 years ago in China.

Please read up and research before reverting to slogans of yesteryear based on the appallingly bad media coverage and "insight" that characterizes the modern level of discourse on these and other issues with respect to China...and asia in general.

thanks.

[He loved Big Brother]

12. The Dalai Lama meeting with Bush...

I have an AP photo of the two of them together right after Bush stole office...it reminds me of a fragrant bouquet shaking hands with a turd.

I know the Dalai Lama doesn't hold hatred in his heart, but I am disgusted by any contact the two of them have. It's so over Dumbya's head.