The long fight over Tibetan independence has gotten hotter recently:
This fighting is about to take on a much higher profile, as Speaker Pelosi will travel this week to Dharamsala, India, (home of Tibet’s ‘government-in-exile’) to meet with the Dalai Lama. She will be joined by there Richard Gere. The two will reportedly ‘express solidarity‘ over the Tibetan cause. Pelosi’s arrival is sure to make waves in Beijing, which is already smarting from protests over the decision of the Bush administration to remove China from its human rights ‘blacklist.’ With the House likely to vote to on legislation to slap China’s wrists in advance of the Olympic games (perhaps on a measure sponsored by Frank Wolf), Beijing is only ikely to experience more agita in advance of the games. Exit question: Is the Bush administration really going to get out-hawked on China by Pelosi (and Richard Gere!)? HT: Instapundit
