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| Central Asia |
| China ’cancels’ Tibetan visit |
| 2003-08-21 |
| China is reported to have cancelled a long-planned visit to China by members of the Dalai Lama’s government-in-exile. The US-based Radio Free Asia reported that China had opposed the visit because some members of the delegation had engaged in what it described as ’splittist’ activities. "Splittist" being Chinese for "ungrateful people who want us out of their country". Neither the Dalai Lama’s office nor the Chinese Foreign Ministry have commented on the report. China has ruled Tibet since it occupied the Himalayan region in 1951. Diplospeak for invasion, murder, etc. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #9 not sure where but my poor kids think it's a family motto lol |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-21 11:11:53 PM |
| #8 You got that from a bathroom wall somewhere, I just know it! |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-21 10:50:28 PM |
| #7 .com - our motto? "we aim to please if we aim at all" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-21 9:57:07 PM |
| #6 Frank G - I can't believe you managed to bring in the gerbils thing. (snicker) So, uh, is it time to do an Elmer Fudd routine on the Chinese gerbils? |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-21 12:42:26 PM |
| #5 If they "reunite" with Taiwan, they will have another bunch of folks that they find it difficult to control. |
| Posted by: Steve D 2003-8-21 12:41:49 PM |
| #4 Is this really a suprise to anyone? China can't even get Hong Kong to say it's part of their country, so of course they can't let anyone else in. Hell, even the French could encite uprisings in China. |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-8-21 10:25:37 AM |
| #3 China's real message? "Richard Gere! Call off your gerbils!" |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-21 10:04:56 AM |
| #2 and "Spittleist" = KCNA editorials |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-8-21 10:03:46 AM |
| #1 The history, regardless of China's self-serving revisionism and supreme arrogance, speaks for itself. Gere will have to give an interview or three. He will serve to inform those who can't or don't read of his special version, I'm sure. |
| Posted by: .com 2003-8-21 9:55:45 AM |