The government is said to have denied the Dalai Lama and Rebiya Kadeer visas to Taiwan.
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/06/05
By: Yu Ping
Photo courtesy of Yu Ping (俞平)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The administration of Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is accused of denying the Dalai Lama and Uyghur activist Rebiya Kadeer visas to visit Taiwan in May, reported Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Thursday (May 30).
The news of the Dalai Lama and Kadeer being denied entry into Taiwan has been confirmed by several religious groups. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), however, denies receiving a visa application for the Dalai Lama.
An exclusive source from Washington D.C. told Taiwan News the Tsai administration had promised to invite the Dalai Lama to the Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum, which took place in Hsinchu on May 30.
RFA interviewed several participants at the forum, including Bob Fu (傅希秋), founder and president of China Aid; Umit Hamit of the World Uyghur Congress; and Dawa Tsering, chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation of His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
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