Wednesday, October 03, 2007

Germany allied with Dalai Lama

Strategies of Attrition (II)
Yitzhak Rabin ^ | 10-03-07 | German-Foreign-Policy

German politicians have announced an escalation of the chancellor's Tibet offensive. According to comments made by the Prime Minister of Hesse, Roland Koch (CDU), Angela Merkel's meeting with the Dalai Lama is only the beginning of large scale interference into China's internal affairs, that also should incite other Western states to give up their reservations. Berlin considers the moment particularly favorable for activities to weaken Beijing, because as the host of next year's Olympic games, the People's Republic is restricted in its capacity to retaliate.
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