U.S. to Give Dalai Lama Gold Medal
Full story: The Associated Press
With the Dalai Lama due to receive the Congressional Gold Medal today, the White House is trying to walk a diplomatic tightrope with China.
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Since: Apr 07
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I'd like to get a Dalai Lama action figure for my kid to play with but, there was a problem with lead paint.
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Since: Oct 07
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If we really want to piss off the chinese let's give him back Tibet also.
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Since: Oct 07
AOL |
The White informed CCP months ago of their intentions, also thru in Bush coming to 2k8 Olmpics to show good will.
His Hoilness will always be a thorn in CCP's side. Free Tibet!! www.tibet.com/ |
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“Educate everyone.” Since: Aug 07
Sacramento, California |
If Bush keeps pissing off the Chinese, they are going to start handing him back all his IOU's for the money he borrowed for the Iraq war.
If you think we were in financial straights YESTERDAY... just wait until the Chinese call in THAT LOAN. How much do we owe them now? Two TRILLION? Something like that? |
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“Innovation is the key!”
Since: Aug 07
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The Bureau of the Public Debt divides the national debt into two main categories: debt held by the public, and intragovernmental holdings (debt that the government has essentially lent to itself). Intragovernmental debt includes money for government trust funds, such as pension plans and the debt for social security. Overall, intragovernmental holdings account for over $3.79 trillion of the total debt as of the end of 2006. The remaining $5.04 trillion or so has been purchased by the public, including foreign entities. This largely comes from the issuance of U.S. Treasury securities. Nearly half ($2.4 trillion) is composed of Treasury notes (aka T-notes), while T-bills and T-bonds (including savings bonds) cover most of the remaining public portion of the debt. Bonds sold for infrastructure projects are also part of the national debt. It is common for individual Americans and businesses to buy bonds and other securities, though much of the debt is now held overseas. At the end of 2006, foreign holdings of Treasury debt were $2.223 trillion, which was 44% of the total debt held by the public. Foreign central banks owned 64% of the Federal debt held by foreign residents; private investors owned nearly all the rest (figures are from the Analytical Perspectives of the 2006 U.S. Budget, page 257 and the U.S. Treasury website). The country holding the most U.S. debt is Japan which held $612.3 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2007. ***The People's Republic of China holds the second most U.S. debt, ending the first quarter of 2007 with over $1.2 trillion in total foreign reserves, of which about $420.2 billion are U.S. Treasury securities.[6][7] |
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The Dalai Lama is a good Human Being.
Communist China is corrupt and can go screw itself ! |
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Judged:
1 How do you propose doing that? We can't find our head in our arse in Iraq, but you think we can give Tibet to the Dalai Lama? God, the arrogance marches on. |
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If the Chinese government doesn't like the Dalai Lama getting an award that's just to bad!!!
Maybe the United States needs to fine China the exact amount it holds in United States debts for all the TAINTED products that was imported from China? |
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How does he rate the GOLD medal? I thought
China came in first.......? |
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Since: Oct 07
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Who's the Dalai Lama? Spelling genius you are right we should have you join the military as a bomb decoy to help relief our troops in Iraq (maybe we can find your head in the aftermath.) |
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“Innovation is the key!”
Since: Aug 07
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Jonathan, You are the arrogant one, I'm afraid. You have NO IDEA how we are doing in Iraq. This thread isn't about Iraq.(You are right, we can't give Iraq to China either--of course.) |
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“Educate everyone.” Since: Aug 07
Sacramento, California |
Thank you. Pretty damned scary. (Would you mind hanging out with me on several other of these forums? I may need you later on.:{)) |
Oooohhh. The Chinese. Let's all run and be scared of them. Let's not make friends with former leaders of countries they stole or anything. They might get angry. |
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That's one of the two funniest things I ever read here |
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“Innovation is the key!”
Since: Aug 07
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TIBET not Iraq! D'oh! |
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“Buckle up-gonna be bad ride” Since: Dec 06
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If we Piss off China;
They may end up sending us toys for tots made with lead paint...oh, they already do that. Then maybe they will send us poisoned wheat to give our pets and they will die....oh, they already did that. Then maybe they will flood our U.S. market with cheap electronic appliances undermining our own economic growth and close our factories....oh, they did that already too. China is pissed off ? So what ? |
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“It's 420 here.” Since: Jun 07
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Hats off to Bush on honoring the Dalai Lama. Booes to him, Bush, for accepting the invite to the Olympics in Bejing, and not being more forceful regarding the repressive regime in Burma.
Maybe Bush understands peace....but I suspect Dick won't let him think of it. |
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Southampton, UK |
the usa should liberate the tibetans from the chinese cruel dictatorship. Give freedom to the tibetans and impose a democracy on the chinese. And they have got WMD's. However there is no oil, but they have plenty of people power
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“First take log out of own eye ” Since: Jan 07
Defender of Islamic Iran |
Don't Watch Tibet Behind Western Glasses
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/english/200... Recalling her trip six years ago to the rural region of China's Henan province, Luft said she was touched by Chinese villagers' endeavor to improve their life with their own hands. "As a country with more than 1.2 billion people, China has made great achievements," she said. On the Tibetan issue, Luft praised Tibet's development in the economic and social fields, and criticized German legislators who evaluated China's Tibetan policy with western standards. "All those the Chinese government does to propel Tibet forward deserve praise," she said, adding, "I think we should not watch Tibet behind western glasses." Noting that Tibet has attracted the interests of the German public, Kalsang Kyaltsen said many Germans, including officials and parliamentary members, misunderstood Tibet's conditions. "To develop, to improve Tibetans' life, and to upgrade their educational level are our most urgent tasks," he said. "But many Germans, who recognize Tibet only through their media, do not know the reality. Most of their misunderstandings come from the propaganda of Dalai Lama," he said. "I must say Dalai Lama is not such a pure religious leader as he is claiming to be. His dream is to interfere in the politics and separate Tibet from China," Kalsung Kyaltsen said. "Dalai Lama and his group have done nothing beneficial to Tibetans since they fled away. They have no authority to represent Tibetan people," he stressed. |
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“First take log out of own eye ” Since: Jan 07
Defender of Islamic Iran |
China trains over 14,000 Tibetan students for Tibet's development
http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/gyzg/t298862... China's effort to help Tibet train talented professionals has paid off as more than 14,000 Tibetan students have graduated from universities or middle schools in the other parts of the country since 1984, according to the Chinese Ministry of Education. All the students have returned to Tibet to work for the development of their hometown. China started to set up classes or schools dedicated to Tibetan students in 1984, taking advantage of the rich education resources in relatively developed areas. The special classes or schools are opened in 20 provinces and cities, enrolling some 19,000 students currently, according to the ministry. "We have given preferential policies to these schools and classes, such as increasing input, with an aim to create a more favorable environment for Tibetan students' living and study," said Zhou Ji, minister of education. |
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