Comments on: South Africa Bars the Dalai Lama http://matadorpulse.com/south-africa-bars-the-dalai-lama/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:42:37 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sarah http://matadorpulse.com/south-africa-bars-the-dalai-lama/comment-page-1/#comment-1878 Sarah Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:21:12 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=469#comment-1878 This is a sad and scary thought. If this is what trade with China means then people and governments need to start rethinking it big time. Of course, they won't...but what's happening is that China is making other countries over in its own image. And I've always been of the opinion that the human rights situation in China won't change until economic pressure is put on the country. When will a country step up and set some stipulations that demand that in order to export its boatloads of cheap goods, China has to clean up (at least some!) of its human rights issues? This is a sad and scary thought. If this is what trade with China means then people and governments need to start rethinking it big time. Of course, they won’t…but what’s happening is that China is making other countries over in its own image. And I’ve always been of the opinion that the human rights situation in China won’t change until economic pressure is put on the country. When will a country step up and set some stipulations that demand that in order to export its boatloads of cheap goods, China has to clean up (at least some!) of its human rights issues?

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]]> By: Luke Nye http://matadorpulse.com/south-africa-bars-the-dalai-lama/comment-page-1/#comment-1844 Luke Nye Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:09:44 +0000 http://matadorpulse.com/?p=469#comment-1844 This is another example of what having a 'relationship' with China means, you need to do what they say or they won't trade with you. If the Dali Lama was killing people or something it'd be a good reason to deny him a visa. But, he is a stalwart for peace. It goes to show that countries should re-think their policies towards China. Besides this there is China's human rights policies, and investment in Sudan, and other things that they are doing wrong. This is another example of what having a ‘relationship’ with China means, you need to do what they say or they won’t trade with you. If the Dali Lama was killing people or something it’d be a good reason to deny him a visa. But, he is a stalwart for peace. It goes to show that countries should re-think their policies towards China. Besides this there is China’s human rights policies, and investment in Sudan, and other things that they are doing wrong.

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