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As far as I know, the visa wasn't denied. The problem was that it was taking too long to be approved so the Dalai Lama cancelled his visit because he didn't wa
by ilitirit 15y ago
As far as I know, the visa wasn't denied. The problem was that it was taking too long to be approved so the Dalai Lama cancelled his visit because he didn't want to inconvenience anyone any further. It probably would have ended up being denied anyway though.
- ilitirit 15y agoHehe, apparently these days on HN you can get downvoted for posting facts: > The Dalai Lama has cancelled a trip to South Africa after he was not granted a visa in time, an issue activists have blamed on Pretoria’s reluctance to upset China. http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/496eb260-ee96-11e0-9a9a-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/496eb260-ee96-11e0-9a9a-00144... edit: In case people are wondering about my comment, the original post had negative votes earlier today.