¡®Regret at unhappiness¡¯ over Dalai Lama¡¯s degree

London Metropolitan University has denied that it has issued an apology to 바카라사이트 Chinese community for conferring an honorary doctorate on 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama, 바카라사이트 spiritual leader of Tibet, despite press reports to 바카라사이트 contrary.

An article in 바카라사이트 China Daily newspaper on 8 July said that 바카라사이트 university had ¡°recently apologized for bestowing an honorary doctorate to 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama after 바카라사이트 move drew intense criticism from a number of Chinese¡±.

The article continued: ¡°Brian Roper, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 university, expressed in a letter to 바카라사이트 Chinese Embassy in London on June 16 his regret of his school¡¯s move, saying that offering 바카라사이트 degree to 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama was not a well-considered decision, according to an embassy official last week. Roper said 바카라사이트 university is committed to keeping a good relationship with China and fully supports 바카라사이트 Beijing Olympics.¡±

The newspaper reported that Chinese students had called for a boycott of 바카라사이트 university.

The article was followed up by a piece in The Guardian headlined ¡°University says sorry to China for Tibet degree.¡±

But 바카라사이트 university said that while it had expressed regret for any ¡°unhappiness¡± that 바카라사이트 award had caused, it categorically denied that it had apologised for bestowing it.

A London Met spokeswoman said: ¡°The vice-chancellor recently met with representatives of 바카라사이트 Embassy of 바카라사이트 People¡¯s Republic of China in 바카라사이트 UK. During that meeting, he expressed regret at any unhappiness that had been caused to Chinese people by 바카라사이트 recent award of an honorary doctorate to 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama. It was not 바카라사이트 university¡¯s intention to cause any such unhappiness. London Metropolitan University has not and will not be apologising for 바카라사이트 award of an honorary doctorate to His Holiness 바카라사이트 Dalai Lama. Nor will we be retracting 바카라사이트 award.¡±