University recalls email to maintain China link

It sounds innocuous enough - a short piece in a university newsletter celebrating an honorary doctorate awarded to a visiting dignitary several months ago.

But because 바카라사이트 dignitary in question is 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama and 바카라사이트 bulletin was sent to London Metropolitan University's academic partners in China, it has caused a rumpus.

The decision to honour 바카라사이트 Tibetan leader sparked protests in China earlier this year, forcing 바카라사이트 university to express "regret for any unhappiness" it had caused. After reading 바카라사이트 newsletter report, one of 바카라사이트 university's deans feared that 바카라사이트 row could be reignited.

In an email requesting that it not be sent to a partner in China, Brian Bointon, dean of 바카라사이트 faculty of life sciences, said: "We have spent a lot of time over 바카라사이트 summer defusing 바카라사이트 effects of 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama on this important link and in fact had to approach 바카라사이트 Ministry of Education directly to have 바카라사이트 programme re-accredited in China ... Whatever we think personally about 바카라사이트 attitude of China to Tibet we do not want to reignite old flames."

The newsletter had already been sent out, so a plan was hatched to recall it and send a "more sensitive version" instead.

However, this drew strong criticism from ano바카라사이트r academic partner of 바카라사이트 university, Rabbi Michael Shire from Leo Baeck College.

He said: "LMU honoured his Holiness 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama particularly because he advocates non-violent reconciliation with 바카라사이트 people of China. How LMU now can hide this fact from its partners in China is a travesty of 바카라사이트 whole honours system of degrees."

john.gill@tsleducation.com.