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Dalai Lama not to attend Mandela funeral

This is the flea on an elephants ass.

He won't be missed.
The Tibetan spiritual leader later made plans to travel to South Africa in October 2011 for the 80th birthday party of another Nobel laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. But the South African High Commission office in New Delhi stalled on processing the visa until the Dalai Lama eventually withdrew his application.

A South African court acknowledged last year that pressure from China, a major trading partner with South Africa, played a part in the delays
freking Chinese, and the South African gov't - screw them both.
His holiness has to be concerened with the world's population of Tibetian Buddhists.

Makes no difference to me, as a Tibetian Buddhist if he goes or not -i'd rather him stay away if no wanted, under polical pressure,
and use his energy in more constructive ways.
Like preparing for death.sucession,or traveling to teach, not stand around.
 
Twice, the Dalai Lama was denied a visa to enter the country in 2009 and again in 2011. What has changed in the interim to make you believe he should submit a third time to the national embarrassment? Besides, why would the Dalai Lama allow himself to be used as a pawn by the current South African government in an attempt to make themselves look more open and welcoming or all?

Bingo. we have a winner.
 
Yes, you will. I doubt very much that happened.


You probably need to quit doubting now.

Dalai Lama not attending Mandela funeral - Australia Network News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"The Dalai Lama has been based in India since he fled China in 1959 following a failed anti-Beijing uprising in his homeland.

China seeks to curb his overseas travels, and warns foreign governments that any visit by the spiritual leader would harm relations."

This happened during is visit to the White house...it offended the Chinese.
 
You probably need to quit doubting now.

Dalai Lama not attending Mandela funeral - Australia Network News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"The Dalai Lama has been based in India since he fled China in 1959 following a failed anti-Beijing uprising in his homeland.

China seeks to curb his overseas travels, and warns foreign governments that any visit by the spiritual leader would harm relations."

This happened during is visit to the White house...it offended the Chinese.

So, China's acting a bit like the US in relation to Glenn Greenwald, Edward Snowden and David Miranda? Perhaps, except there's no evidence that the Dalai Lama ever intended to attend Mandela's funeral. Is there any evidence that he and Mandela were close?
 
Wouldn't surprise me actually - China takes the Dalai Llama's appearances very seriously and they have a lot of sway and investment all over Africa.

.. and Africans are happy about China's investment .. which is why Africa is under attack by the west.
 
You probably need to quit doubting now.

Dalai Lama not attending Mandela funeral - Australia Network News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

"The Dalai Lama has been based in India since he fled China in 1959 following a failed anti-Beijing uprising in his homeland.

China seeks to curb his overseas travels, and warns foreign governments that any visit by the spiritual leader would harm relations."

This happened during is visit to the White house...it offended the Chinese.
thanks for this, it's ALWAYS the Chinese -bad enough to enslve Tibet.
bad enough to homogenize it, take away it's culture (so called "Hanization" of Tibet.)

Amazing this has been going on since 1959, and the world just kowtows to these bastards (chinese).

I believe his holiness operates out of Dharamshala India..not sure.
 
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The PRC as well as Chinese companies have invested massive amounts of money in Africa over the last couple of decades so they do have a lot of influence over most African governments.

However, as the Dalai Lama is an old man who has off and on not been in the best of health the last couple of years, it is quite possible that he is just not physically up to traveling like that right now.
 
.. and Africans are happy about China's investment .. which is why Africa is under attack by the west.

I agree the first statement but not the second. The west has been on a charm offensive in some parts of Africa because everyone has realised they need to have friends in mineral rich countries. The Australians are very happy about China's investment too but they are not under attack by the West - Australia has however used Chinese investment more wisely and they weathered the recession without any suffering.
 
I agree the first statement but not the second. The west has been on a charm offensive in some parts of Africa because everyone has realised they need to have friends in mineral rich countries. The Australians are very happy about China's investment too but they are not under attack by the West - Australia has however used Chinese investment more wisely and they weathered the recession without any suffering.

Obama and the west have already destroyed Libya .. just because they could .. and the used AL QUEDA to do it. Libya has been destroyed AGAINST the will of the Libyan People.

Now there are commando raids throughout Africa .. supposedly looking for .. AL QUEDA.

The west always leads with the gun .. while the Chinese has mastered the art of soft power.
 
Obama and the west have already destroyed Libya .. just because they could .. and the used AL QUEDA to do it. Libya has been destroyed AGAINST the will of the Libyan People.

Qaddafi destroyed Libya, he also held power with an iron fist.

Now there are commando raids throughout Africa .. supposedly looking for .. AL QUEDA.

Some parts of Africa - Al'Q are there in some countries but not others.

The west always leads with the gun .. while the Chinese has mastered the art of soft power.

There's always going to be a price to pay however. We just haven't seen the bill yet.
 
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