the Dali Lama's speech
Today I took advantage of the nice weather and the fact that I have a lull in my work load to go see the Dali Lama be granted the Congressional Gold Medal (the highest award available for civilians in the US). It's hard to see from my pictures but the place was packed with people. I got there just as the Dali Lama was getting his award from President Bush and then watched him speak (about human rights, China, and Tibet mostly). There there were lots of dance and song performances by people who are apparently very famous among Tibetan communities in Tibet, India and Pakistan as people went wild when they performed. Then the Dali Lama came out and spoke to the populous (ie - me and a million other people). Needless to say, it was a great change from my routine.
2 comments:
Hey. You need to explain to me why all this has made China so mad...because of the Tibet conflict?
-Shirin
Yes, because Tibet wants its independence and China doesn't want that. The Dali Lama has become a symbol of the movement for independence and his picture is banned in Tibet. The fact that the US awarded him a medal of honor really infuriated the Chinese.
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