Comments on: MPs to India: an unofficial parliamentary delegation to visit the Dalai Lama http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/22/mps-to-india-an-unofficial-parliamentary-delegation-to-visit-the-dalai-lama/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anna Le Masurier http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/22/mps-to-india-an-unofficial-parliamentary-delegation-to-visit-the-dalai-lama/#comment-32000 Anna Le Masurier Wed, 22 Jul 2009 09:44:26 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/22/mps-to-india-an-unofficial-parliamentary-delegation-to-visit-the-dalai-lama/#comment-32000 Indeed, thanks Graeme, God forbid that we prioritise human rights over commercial business transactions. Indeed, thanks Graeme, God forbid that we prioritise human rights over commercial business transactions.

]]> By: Graeme Lewis http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/22/mps-to-india-an-unofficial-parliamentary-delegation-to-visit-the-dalai-lama/#comment-31974 Graeme Lewis Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:52:58 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/22/mps-to-india-an-unofficial-parliamentary-delegation-to-visit-the-dalai-lama/#comment-31974 This delegation may well have been a lovely experience for the participants, but it has caused a massive problem for all of us Australians who must keep trying to do business with China. We shouldn't allow China to dictate terms, but also we should not antagonise this sleeping giant. And this delegation certainly did just that! This delegation may well have been a lovely experience for the participants, but it has caused a massive problem for all of us Australians who must keep trying to do business with China.

We shouldn’t allow China to dictate terms, but also we should not antagonise this sleeping giant. And this delegation certainly did just that!

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