[Buddha-l] HHDL's current visit to Taiwan

[Blumenthal, James]

Wasn't it "procedurally incorrect" for China to invade and annex Tibet in the 1950's?
Jim Blumenthal



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> Weng-Fai Wong wrote:
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>> My translation from Taiwanese Yahoo! News:
>>
>> http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/090902/4/1qabt.html
>>
>> For the Dalai Lama's visit caused controversy yesterday, 
>> In an interview given to China's Central Press's reporter in Taiwan
>> yesterday, Master Hsing Yun spoke about the controversy surrounding the
>> Dalai Lama's current visit to Taiwan, calling it procedurally incorrect. The
>> current controversy arises because the procedure, timing, and the place were
>> all incorrect. He hoped that it will not jeopardize cross straits
>> relationship.
>>
>> Master Hsing Yun pointed out that the Dalai Lama should not have come to
>> Taiwan this time. But since he is here, it should be handled in a very low
>> key. "I think the Dalai Lama's current trip to Taiwan, works against him as
>> well as the DPP." Master Hsing Yun feels that for the Dalai Lama to come to
>> Taiwan as religious figure, he should be invited by the religious community.
>> Using political personnels as well as political means in the invitation,
>> makes him a political figure.
>>
>> Furthermore, given that the disaster so serious, the invitation of the Dalai
>> Lama should have originated from the disaster area. "For him to be invited
>> by those outside the disaster area means political manipulation outside the
>> realms of religion," stressed Master Hsing Yun.
>>
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