I know that this Buddhist news story is all over the internet. I haven’t responded until now because I haven’t been sure where I stand on this.
On the one hand, I think that the ‘United States shouldn’t negotiate with terrorists’, and frankly that is how I see China’s human rights record,
On the other , I don’t think that it’s useful to continue using the same tactics that have failed over and over again.
I wonder what will happen in the future if we continue to confuse human rights, freedom of religion, and the economic advantages of doing business with China.
Perhaps this is a perspective thing; sitting in the west, judging the east, but I just can’t believe that China will ever be a good bedfellow for the U.S., from what I understand China can’t be trusted.
Anyway, here is the story and corresponding audio.

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