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China doesn't decide who Martin meets
The Ottawa Citizen
Monday, April 12, 2004
Paul Martin is the prime minister of a sovereign state and answers to the citizens of Canada. As such, he should not let China's bombast keep him from meeting the Dalai Lama during his visit to Canada at the end of April.
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa asked Canada's politicians to refrain from meeting the Dalai Lama, and even to forbid his visit to Canada. In a statement last month, it called him "a politician in exile engaged in activities aimed at splitting China and undermining national unity." But Canada's trade relationship with China should be a tool for strengthening human rights in China, not weakening national sovereignty here. We need China, but China also needs us.
The Dalai Lama is not only the symbol of the Tibetan independence movement. He is also a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He is not a terrorist or an advocate of terrorism. A meeting with him need not be a political statement, but a recognition of his role as a spiritual and cultural leader.
Mr. Martin should take his cue from Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli who, as co-chairman of Interfaith Ottawa, has invited the Dalai Lama to meet with the group on April 23. Many leaders, including George W. Bush and Tony Blair, have also met the Dalai Lama -- although not all have treated him as a political figurehead while doing so. Mr. Martin should make up his own mind, and let China grumble .
© The Ottawa Citizen 2004
China doesn't decide who Martin meets
The Ottawa Citizen
Monday, April 12, 2004
Paul Martin is the prime minister of a sovereign state and answers to the citizens of Canada. As such, he should not let China's bombast keep him from meeting the Dalai Lama during his visit to Canada at the end of April.
The Chinese embassy in Ottawa asked Canada's politicians to refrain from meeting the Dalai Lama, and even to forbid his visit to Canada. In a statement last month, it called him "a politician in exile engaged in activities aimed at splitting China and undermining national unity." But Canada's trade relationship with China should be a tool for strengthening human rights in China, not weakening national sovereignty here. We need China, but China also needs us.
The Dalai Lama is not only the symbol of the Tibetan independence movement. He is also a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He is not a terrorist or an advocate of terrorism. A meeting with him need not be a political statement, but a recognition of his role as a spiritual and cultural leader.
Mr. Martin should take his cue from Ottawa Mayor Bob Chiarelli who, as co-chairman of Interfaith Ottawa, has invited the Dalai Lama to meet with the group on April 23. Many leaders, including George W. Bush and Tony Blair, have also met the Dalai Lama -- although not all have treated him as a political figurehead while doing so. Mr. Martin should make up his own mind, and let China grumble .
© The Ottawa Citizen 2004
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马丁何曾想的不是钱？无非想给中国政府些压力，以此作为经济谈判的筹码。想想全世界的人都想对中国敲诈勒索，我为中国人民心痛。
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我没有理解错误的话，我们谈的不是同一个议题。
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我不认为老马是个SB，他是个亿万富翁，不在乎什么，只是一来想学BLAIR，在全世界SHOW一SHOW，看我加拿大有一号的；二来拿中国这个软柿子敲榨一番，不用担心中国搞什么恐怖活动。
一句话，中国领导人“松”，靠提拔上来的人想不“松”也难。
