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The Dalai Lama's Not Welcomed on Campus.

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cont'd ...

As commentators have pointed out:

"There are few reasons to be surprised at
this state of affairs. Universities political
and economic circumstances encourage them to
pipe to their funder's tunes, whether these be
governments or corporations..."

A senior US academic has stated that:

"Once you have a Confucius Institute on campus,
you have a second source of opinions and authority
that is ultimately answerable to the Chinese
Communist Party and which is not subject to
scholarly review."

Sydney University's China Studies Centre website
boasts that it acts not only academically but
also as "an informed voice in Australia - China
relations."

Hopefully the university students will fight for their
rights and will insist that the university upholds
its elementary intellectual and social responsibilities.
Posted by Lexi, Friday, 19 April 2013 11:47:22 AM
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I have seen no evidence in this thread that says China asked the uny not to host the DL.
China has tried to stop federal visits with both sides in power.
While an admirer of the bloke I often, am surprised by the need some have to grant him so much time.
Posted by Belly, Friday, 19 April 2013 2:49:53 PM
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Dear Belly,

Do you really expect either China or Sydney
university to come out and admit openly
that China dictates to the university?

However Tibetan activists and Australian
lawmakers have stated quite clearly that
"Sydney university which is ranked in the world's
top 50 cancelled the June visit by the Noble Peace
Laureate to avoid damaging China ties, including
funding for its cultural Confucius Institute."

China has branded the exiled Tibetan Spiritual Leader -
a dangerous separatist.

Why do you think the PM refused to meet the Dalai Lama
during a 2011 visit? Because she thought that the
Noble Peace Laureate was not an important entity or
was it to avoid damaging a two way trade with China
worth $120 billion last year?

The PM this month led a trade delegation to meet Chinese
Premier Li Keqiang with both countries agreeing to a new
strategic partnership including yearly talks between
both leaders on foreign policy and economics.

China's human rights record in Tibet remains a controversial
issue in Australia. Sydney University's New Institute
for Democracy and Human Rights organised an on-campus
talk by the Dalai Lama during his 10 day visit. This was
overturned by the university.

More than 100 Tibetans have set themselves alight since
2009 in protest against Chinese rule. Most have died.
China brands the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist.
The rest of the world does not agree. He says that he
is merely seeking more autonomy for his Himalayan
Homeland.

In its denial of a forum to the Dalai Lama Sydney university
has quite simply made itself complicit with China's
efforts to suppress Tibetan culture.

And again as I stated earlier - a senior US academic
(US is an Australian ally) explained Sydney university's
action in this way:

"Once you have a Confucius Institute on campus, you have a
second source of opinions and authority that is ultimately
answerable to the Chinese Communist Party and which is not
subject to scholarly review."
Posted by Lexi, Friday, 19 April 2013 4:03:46 PM
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If the Dalai Lama also takes the Western banking military industrial complex to task about their imperialism,then he should be allowed to speak at any venue.
Posted by Arjay, Friday, 19 April 2013 6:19:03 PM
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Dear Arjay,

The Dalai Lama does not have to take any military
institution to task. He is a man of peace and
forebearance and he consistently advocates peaceful
resolutions to problems.
China sees him as a "dangerous separatist"
whereas he has stressed that he does not want Tibet to
be separate from China. He simply wants Tibet to have
greater autonomy. There is a difference.
Posted by Lexi, Friday, 19 April 2013 8:13:46 PM
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Good evening to you LEXI...

Being a little old fashioned, I was always under the impression that the function of Universities was to teach, not engage in political posturing ?

It would seem these days both the level and standards of our tertiary institutions in conferring degrees upon their students, is declining significantly ? Consequently, here in Oz, we're being well and truly overtaken by both South East Asian and East Asian tertiary teaching, where there is little demand by some foreign students to study here in Australia ?

Perhaps, if they returned to the old policy of just teaching, without subjugating foreign students in local politics, they may well return to those halcyon days, of a high demand by overseas students wishing to pursue a degree at an Oz University !

Thank you LEXI for an excellent topic !
Posted by o sung wu, Friday, 19 April 2013 10:21:20 PM
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