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China warns Obama not to raise Tibet
Sunday 15 November 2009
China's Foreign Ministry has sent a sharp message to US President Barack Obama just before his first trip to China that it will not accept attempts to frame the Tibet situation as a liberation struggle by Tibetans led by the Dalai Lama.
"The Dalai Lama was the overall leader of the Tibetan serf system in 1959 and, when the Chinese government abolished that system, it marked a tremendous step forward for the cause of human rights," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Sunday.
"In the same way, president Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States."
Mr Qin's statement reflected the Chinese view that Mr Obama, as the first black US president and an admirer of Abraham Lincoln, should appreciate the importance of liberating slaves - exactly what China did in Tibet in 1959.
"We hope that President Obama, more than any other foreign dignitary, can have a better and deeper understanding of China's position," he said.
China views Tibet as inherently part of its territory and a key symbol of Chinese sovereignty and independence.
But exiled Tibetans and their supporters in the West claim that Tibet was effectively independent for most of its history and regard Chinese rule as occupation.
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Well, the time to pay the 'BOOKY' seems to be coming around quicker then I expected it. All of those Billions and now we're getting a sample of the direction that that I.O.U. is going to take
Sunday 15 November 2009
China's Foreign Ministry has sent a sharp message to US President Barack Obama just before his first trip to China that it will not accept attempts to frame the Tibet situation as a liberation struggle by Tibetans led by the Dalai Lama.
"The Dalai Lama was the overall leader of the Tibetan serf system in 1959 and, when the Chinese government abolished that system, it marked a tremendous step forward for the cause of human rights," said Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Sunday.
"In the same way, president Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States."
Mr Qin's statement reflected the Chinese view that Mr Obama, as the first black US president and an admirer of Abraham Lincoln, should appreciate the importance of liberating slaves - exactly what China did in Tibet in 1959.
"We hope that President Obama, more than any other foreign dignitary, can have a better and deeper understanding of China's position," he said.
China views Tibet as inherently part of its territory and a key symbol of Chinese sovereignty and independence.
But exiled Tibetans and their supporters in the West claim that Tibet was effectively independent for most of its history and regard Chinese rule as occupation.
<<for the rest of this story>>
http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/83228
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Well, the time to pay the 'BOOKY' seems to be coming around quicker then I expected it. All of those Billions and now we're getting a sample of the direction that that I.O.U. is going to take