Sunday, May 27, 2012

china was offended Dalai Lama visited the UK




LONDON . The meeting between British Prime Minister David Cameron with the Dalai Lama incurred the wrath of a parliamentary leader of China .

Wu Bangguo , chairman of the Parliamentary China reportedly offended British meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader .

Should be the number two man in the political system in China will be visiting the UK this May , but the plan was canceled , as it is delivered to a source who did not want to be named .

" Wu Bangguo not come because Britain was not happy with the meeting with the Dalai Lama , " said the source told AFP news agency .

personal meetings

Dalai Lama , Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, visited London in early May to receive a fund of £ 1.1 million from the Templeton Prize. The fund is planned to be used for charity .

Meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Cameron and Nick Clegg was considered quite personal and do not take place at the prime minister's official residence in Downing Street .

Nevertheless the meeting immediately drew criticism from China , which called it an insult to the Chinese people . Cancellation of the visit is seen as a serious message Beijing for London .

Tibetan spiritual leader , who left his homeland to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule , announced last year that he has retreated from the political role and will only focus on spiritual duties .

Beijing has repeatedly accused him of trying to separate Tibet from China and encouraging demonstrations in Tibet in the Himalayan region to burn yourself though this accusation denied by the Dalai Lama .

A total of 34 Tibetans , mostly Buddhist monks burning themselves reported since 2011 as part of the protest to Beijing .( Kontan.co.id )

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