The press conference and the public talk in Taoyuan have been cancelled. I suggest checking the Friends of Tibet website for the latest information on the schedule (in Chinese) http://blog.yam.com/taiwanfortibet/article/23629810
UPDATES -2: The Kaohsiung appearance on Sept 1st has been moved to 9:30 AM from the original time of 1:00 PM. Revised schedules will appear here.
From Taiwanderful:
31 August to 4 September
8/31 10:00am press conference for Taiwanese and international media in Kaohsiung
8/31 afternoon visit disaster victims
9/1 1:00pm Public speech and blessing ceremony for disaster victims at Kaohsiung Ju Dan (高雄巨蛋)
9/2 morning discussion with Cardinal Bishop Paul Shan Kuo-hsi (單國璽樞機主教) at Kaohsiung Ju Dan (高雄巨蛋)
9/3 Public speech in Taipei. Time and venue to be confirmed.
Information translated from Taiwan Friends of Tibet (台灣圖博之友會) at http://blog.yam.com/taiwanfortibet/article/23629810 at 11pm on 28 August 2009. Further updated with additional information received via e-mail on the morning of 29 August. I will continue to update with more details when they become available.
Also check the website of The Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for more information.
* His Holiness the Dalai will visit Taiwan end of August: spoken-person - Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Taiwan
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The press conference and the public talk in Taoyuan have been cancelled. I suggest checking the Friends of Tibet website for the latest information on the schedule (in Chinese) http://blog.yam.com/taiwanfortibet/article/23629810
ReplyDeleteThis article from the Liberty Times explains the reasons. http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2009/new/aug/31/today-fo1.htm
The latest schedule is from the Kaohsiung City Government website. link. The "public speech" planned for 9/1 in Kaohsiung is no longer open to the public.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a trip because many of Dalai Lama supporters in Taiwan are middle-aged women that are rabidly pro-Ma Ying-jeou. They can't help but cringe when they see pro-Blues insulting His Holiness.
ReplyDeleteSorry for dominating the comments on this post, but I have one more update to add. The Dalai Lama's public speech will be broadcast live on PTS Channel 13 in Taiwan at 2:00pm on Tuesday 1 September.
ReplyDeleteTonio Andrade PHD at Emory Uni in Atlanta who lived for 18 months in Taiwan, and "immersed myself in Chinese (sic) culture" said on CNN last night that "President Ma, who is the Governor of Taiwan, re, president....." on CNN, explaining that Dalai Lama visit to itl viewers, this Chico apologist who spent 18 months in taiwan writing his book. ''How Taiwan Became Chinese'' (Columbia University Press, 2008) ......
ReplyDeleteWas this a Freudian slip? MA is the GOVERNOR of the PROVINCE OF TAIWAN? Tonio, we hardly knew ye....
Tonio is NOT a Chicom sympathizer. I've already gone round with him about the unfortunate title of his otherwise excellent book. It's available for free online, just search.
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