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Love the Stranger: Germany Supports Chinese Oppression of Tibet
A weekly look at persecution around the globe, from Christians and Muslims to Buddhists and Sikhs
By Helen Jupiter
Created 01/22/2008 - 17:31

Tibet and Germany: so close, yet so very far awayTibet and Germany: so close, yet so very far awayDashing hopes that were raised by German Chancellor Angela Merkel's controversial visit with the Dalai Lama last year, Germany seems to have decided that trade relations trump human rights.

Germany has now agreed "not to support or encourage any attempt to seek Tibet's independence," despite Merkel's assurance to the Dalai Lama that she supported "his efforts to maintain the cultural identity of Tibet" and "his policy of non-violent striving toward religious and cultural autonomy." Oh, and also despite all that talk that's been going on about China's occupation and oppression of Tibet since, oh, about 1951.

This news is a bit of a letdown for those who were hopeful about Merkel's influence.

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Source URL (retrieved on 10/13/2008 - 08:00): http://www.jewcy.com/faithhacker/draft_love_stranger_china_and_germany_vs_tibet

Links:
[1] http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,507471,00.html
[2] http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/news/article_1387724.php/China_signals_mending_of_diplomatic_ties_with_Germany
[3] http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,507471,00.html
[4] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qndmpyqrwG4
[5] http://www.jewcy.com/faithhacker/love_stranger_jesus_was_communist_and_other_bad_news_christians