Compare and contrast

Two approaches to Tibet:

Germany Warns China Olympics at Risk

Canada urges Beijing to talk with Dalai Lama

The Conservative government sure got bushwhacked. A Globe and Mail editorial March 21 takes a typically feckless Canadian stance (full text payer only):

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Canada and other countries must respond by placing Tibet on the international agenda. Through public statements and diplomatic channels, and by raising the subject at international forums, they must seek to force from China's leadership an agreement to allow human rights organizations and journalists access to Tibet. They must also insist on negotiations leading to genuine political autonomy for Tibet, a process that would permit the freedom of religious practice there, and the eventual return of the Dalai Lama and his adherents from exile...

"Force" my futile foot.

Mark C.

Posted by markc at March 23, 2008 06:53 PM