Obama kowtows to China

In President Obama's recent trip to Asia, he failed all those who fight for freedom, human rights and justice. President Obama stated in China that "We did note that while we recognize that Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China, the United States supports the early resumption of dialogue between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama to resolve any concerns and differences that the two sides may have."

President Obama did not need to say that Tibet is a part of China to mention that he supports the dialogue. The President making this statement shows a few things: firstly, that China has dictated the terms for his visit through this statement; second, that China's illegal occupation of Tibet is ever more evident; and third,it shows that the President has not only weakened the US position against China, he has led the rest of nations that hold US in esteem to do the same.

Tibet has never been a part of China. Tibet is an illegally occupied country and the Tibetan people have deeply held grievances against China's illegal occupation and colonization of Tibet.

President Obama's statement cannot change what is the historical truth. The US has failed the Tibetan people once again and we hope that it can stand up to the true ideals of freedom, liberty and justice that the US stands for.

To learn more about the outcome of President Obama's recent trip to China, read the articles below:

OBAMA's CHINA KOWTOW By Mercatornet.com

Could there be anything worse than being the leader of a nation in decline meeting the leaders of the nation that will soon displace your country as the world’s pre-eminent power? That must be the sense with which US President Barack Obama met with his counterpart Hu Jintao and other political leaders in China this week. It explains why, in large part, the leader of the free world chose to tread softly on key issues on which he should have taken a much firmer stand.

"Indeed, President Obama lost more than just face by not raising a number of key issues, or not raising them loudly enough, during his visit. He squandered an opportunity to speak truth to power -– as John F. Kennedy and other presidents have done."

TIBET THROWN UNDER THE BUS By Washington Times

Buried in a very long joint statement by President Obama and President Hu Jintao of the People's Republic of China is the following declaration by the American president:

"We did note that while we recognize that Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China, the United States supports the early resumption of dialogue between the Chinese government and representatives of the Dalai Lama to resolve any concerns and differences that the two sides may have."

The magic words are "we recognize that Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China." Although the State Department has stated these words or similar ones for decades, so far as anyone can discover, this is the first time an American president has ever made such a statement in public, before the television cameras of the world's press. Beijing is trumpeting the Obama declaration with lead articles in People's Daily, the Chinese Communist Party newspaper.

Mr. Obama was probably not a volunteer on this subject. On Nov. 6, the South China Morning Post reported that having the American president say these words in public was the No. 1 priority of the Chinese side for the Obama-Hu meetings. They got what they wanted. The comforting words about resuming dialogue with his holiness the Dalai Lama was a small price to pay since Beijing controls the dialogue. Read Full Aritcle