"World peace must develop from inner peace.
Peace is not the absence of violence.
Peace is the manifestation of human compassion."
Peace is not the absence of violence.
Peace is the manifestation of human compassion."
The two sides of the Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal are seen in this combination handout image released on October 16, 2007. U.S. President George W. Bush will present the Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists and a Nobel Peace laureate whom China regards as a separatist and a traitor, with the medal on Wednesday, the first time a U.S. president will appear in public with the Dalai Lama. 'Tenzin Gyatso', written on one face of the medal, is the birth name of the Dalai Lama. (United States Mint/Handout/Reuters)China protests U.S. award for Dalai Lama
Wednesday, Oct 17, 2007
Agencies
The Hindu (India)
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Tuesday voiced his government’s strong discontent of, and firm opposition to, the United States’ hospitality to the Dalai Lama, including the granting of a Congressional award and a planned meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush.
Mr. Yang, a delegate to the ongoing 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, made the statement during a group discussion on President Hu Jintao’s report delivered to the Congress on Monday.
“Tibet is part of the Chinese territory, a fact that has been widely recognised by the international community, the U.S. government included,” he said at the open discussion. The planned U.S. Congressional award to the Dalai Lama on Wednesday and Mr. Bush’s meeting with him constitute severe violation of the norms of international relations, seriously hurting the feelings of the Chinese people and are a gross interference in China’s internal affairs, Mr. Yang said.
The Chinese government has urged the U.S. government on several occasions to cancel such “extremely erroneous” arrangements, he said.
Meanwhile, the White House said that Mr. Bush will go ahead with a meeting with the Dalai Lama but understands Chinese concerns.
“It’s a private meeting at the [White House] residence,” Mr. Bush spokesman Tony Fratto said. He added, “we understand the concerns of the Chinese” but denied that Washington was interfering in China’s affairs.
Mr. Fratto said the President would also take part in a Capitol Hill ceremony on Wednesday when the Dalai Lama is to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by the U.S. legislature.
Mr. Yang, a delegate to the ongoing 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, made the statement during a group discussion on President Hu Jintao’s report delivered to the Congress on Monday.
“Tibet is part of the Chinese territory, a fact that has been widely recognised by the international community, the U.S. government included,” he said at the open discussion. The planned U.S. Congressional award to the Dalai Lama on Wednesday and Mr. Bush’s meeting with him constitute severe violation of the norms of international relations, seriously hurting the feelings of the Chinese people and are a gross interference in China’s internal affairs, Mr. Yang said.
The Chinese government has urged the U.S. government on several occasions to cancel such “extremely erroneous” arrangements, he said.
Meanwhile, the White House said that Mr. Bush will go ahead with a meeting with the Dalai Lama but understands Chinese concerns.
“It’s a private meeting at the [White House] residence,” Mr. Bush spokesman Tony Fratto said. He added, “we understand the concerns of the Chinese” but denied that Washington was interfering in China’s affairs.
Mr. Fratto said the President would also take part in a Capitol Hill ceremony on Wednesday when the Dalai Lama is to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by the U.S. legislature.
7 comments:
i will support human right 100%. yes!
Me too, but not spy monk rights.
Like Hun Sen's bodyguards, they can switch their uniform to monk's robe to denounce real Buddhist monks, who exercise their moral rights against oppression, on government-controlled TV and radio stations.
Tep Vong also has spy monks in every pagoda to gather intelligence on fellow Buddhist monks and local people for the CPP. These evil monks should study the teachings of H.H. The Dalai Lama to understand their true role in the Cambodian society. Obviously, a commie will always be a commie no matter what they wear.
Oh, good to see that Cambodia is on a lookout of KKF agent monks.
Too bad .So sad and tought sh.. with The Chinese!!!!!!
Cancell the Damm Olympic in a disgreceful country in 2008!!!
To you, but not to Cambodia.
China will be our eternal partner as it always was.
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