The BBC have revealed that a court has ruled that the South
African government have acted unlawfully in failing to grant the Dalai Lama a
visa for a planned visit next year. The esteemed leader was forced to cancel
plans to see Archbishop Desmond Tutu on his 80th birthday. Coming
from the country that gave birth to none other than Nelson Mandela, this sends
out a disastrous message and that is that we are more willing to streamline our
relationship with the Chinese than stand up for the values that this country was
built upon. Now the SA government may deny it has bowed to pressure from the
Chinese but it certainly seems that way given the ongoing business links on the
continent that China continues to maintain…
Original article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20539844
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