U.S. Chinese Fifth Column

Chinese "students" at US university denounce invitation to Dalai Lama
By Agence France-presse

A California university’s decision to have the Dalai Lama speak at this year’s commencement ceremony has sparked uproar among Chinese students who see the choice as an affront.
The University of California San Diego said it extended the invite to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader in a bid to promote his message of “global responsibility and service to humanity”.
However, the San Diego chapter of the "Chinese Students and Scholars Association" and other Chinese groups have objected, denouncing the 81-year-old Nobel laureate as a separatist leader intent on dividing China.
The university said in a statement that it stood by its decision and there was no indication it planned to rescind the invite.

“The University of California San Diego has always served as a forum for discussion and interaction on important public policy issues and respects the rights of individuals to agree or disagree as we consider issues of our complex world,” the statement said.
“As a public university dedicated to the civil exchange of views, the university believes commencement is one of many events that provide an appropriate opportunity to present to graduates and their families a message of reflection and compassion,” it added.
The Dalai Lama – who heads the main branch of Tibetan Buddhism – has been a thorn in the side of Beijing.
The spiritual leader, who has lived in exile in the north Indian town of Dharamsala since a failed 1959 uprising, has for decades called for more Tibetan autonomy rather than independence.