The Dalai Lama at the Brandenburg Gate

The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, ended his visit to Germany yesterday in Berlin, but without meeting the governing major, Klaus Wowereit.">

It was like a big party at the Brandenburg Gate, more like if a pop-star arrives, but with people from all ages, nations and different social groups. Different Bands were playing, and, of course, also the tibetan singer Ani Choling.">

When he finally arrived on the stage, the applause from 25.000 people cheered him up. At the start of his speech he prayed for the victems of the earthquacke in China and announced his solidarity with them. Then he talked about more tolerance and respect between the religions, and that the last century was a century of wars and blood, many of them caused by disrespect and intolerance, and that this one should be one of diolog and humanity. And that Tibet don't wants seperation from China, only cultural autonomy. And this, really, is not much.">

But what happened with our government? Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, the development minister, was the only government official who met with the Dalai Lama on Monday. And she did so against the wishes of the Foreign Minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and the leader of the Social Democrats, Kurt Beck. Both had said that no senior party leaders would meet with the Dalai Lama. Are they maybe afraid? Okay, our chancellor Angela Merkel, who met him in September in the chancellery, couldn't met him this time cause she was in Latin America. 

But the Chinese Embassy even didn't like that..

"We object to a member of the German government receiving the Dalai Lama, and to Germany allowing him to carry out this visit," Junhui Zhang, a Chinese diplomat. F... yourself Mr.Zhang!

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