“Dalai Lama is lauded in much of the world as a figure of moral authority”. Then WHY is he meeting with Bush? I’m sure if they get within fifty-feet of each other, Bush is bound to melt, dissolve, explode, or something.

I hope the Chinese aren’t so pissed off that they decide to call in all those loans.

Dalai Lama’s Visit Angers Chinese

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush and Congress will stir Chinese anger this week when they honor the Dalai Lama, the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet’s Buddhists.

While the Dalai Lama is lauded in much of the world as a figure of moral authority, Beijing reviles the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and claims he seeks to destroy China’s sovereignty by pushing for independence for Tibet, where the Dalai Lama is considered a god-king.

China warns that a planned White House meeting Tuesday between Bush and the Dalai Lama and a public ceremony Wednesday to award the spiritual leader the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal are bad for U.S.-Chinese ties.

FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press

Source: AP