China Praises South Africa For Refusing Dalai Lama Entry
Visa
South African News Updates
25 March 2009
Beijing - China expressed
appreciation on Tuesday for countries that shun the
Dalai Lama, a day after South Africa denied the exiled
Tibetan spiritual leader an entry visa.
"All countries should respect China's sovereignty and
territorial integrity and oppose Tibetan independence.
We appreciate relevant countries' measures," foreign
ministry spokesman Qin Gang said, without specifically
mentioning the South African move.
South Africa said on Monday that the Dalai Lama was
denied a visa to travel to Johannesburg for a meeting
with other Nobel laureates out of concern that his
visit would overshadow preparations for the 2010
football World Cup.
The Dalai Lama was billed to attend a conference
backed by the Nobel Peace Committee and hosted by
South Africa's three surviving laureates, former
presidents Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk and
Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
The Nobel peace prize committee said it would not
participate unless the Dalai Lama, the 1989 peace
prize laureate, was allowed in. Both Tutu and De Klerk
also have said they would no longer attend, casting
doubt on the meeting.
China's minister counsellor at the embassy in
Pretoria, Dai Bing, was quoted by South African media
as saying that his government had urged South Africa
to deny the visit or risk damaging bilateral
relations.
Qin, the foreign ministry spokesman, declined comment
when asked about China's role.
China vehemently opposes any overseas activities by
the Dalai Lama, whom it considers a separatist seeking
independence for his Himalayan homeland. He denies
such charges.
He angered China earlier in March by marking the 50th
anniversary of a failed uprising with a speech saying
Chinese control had turned Tibet into a "hell on
earth."
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