Chinese Students Oppose Dalai Lama For Promoting Liberty

Recently, when University of California-San Diego invited the Dalai Lama to speak at its commencement ceremonies the school probably figured they had a safe choice; he is the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and is a well-respected international leader. However, Chinese students say the Dalai Lama promotes ‘oppression’ because he calls for a Tibet independent of Communist, authoritarian China. A Chinese university association condemned the speech, writing:

“UCSD is a place for students to cultivate their minds and enrich their knowledge. Currently, the various actions undertaken by the university have contravened the spirit of respect, tolerance, equality, and earnestness—the ethos upon which the university is built. These actions have also dampened the academic enthusiasm of Chinese students and scholars. If the university insists on acting unilaterally and inviting the Dalai Lama to give a speech at the graduation ceremony, our association vows to take further measures to firmly resist the university’s unreasonable behavior. Specific details of these measures will be outlined in our future statements.”

Source: http://heatst.com/culture-wars/uc-san-diego-students-protest-oppressive-dalai-lama-visit/