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When I was in South Africa I had the great privilege of introducing the Dalai Lama to Nelson Mandela. It was wonderful to witness these two great men of peace embrace each other for the first time.How very sad therefore to see South Africa bowing to pressure from China to stop the Dalai Lama visiting South Africa to celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s birthday, where together they were going to discuss peace and reconciliation. Are these South African leaders who are forbidding him to enter the same South African leaders who so bravely stood up against apartheid? Last week I wrote to President Zuma urging him to reconsider, but that to date has sadly not received a reply.
