Prince Charles' Olympic-sized snub to China 聲援西藏，英王儲拒絕北京奧運
【資料來源：Telegraph newspaper 2008/01/29】
Prince Charles' Olympic-sized snub to China
The Prince of Wales has snubbed the Chinese government by refusing to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer.
【Telegraph Royal coverage in full】
The Prince made his decision known to campaigners for a free Tibet, who had been calling on him to show solidarity with those who believe the Games risk obscuring China's human rights record.
He gave no reason for his decision, and neither did he say whether he had received a formal invitation.
But recently he has been wooed by the Chinese, and particularly their new ambassador in London, who had made it her personal mission to encourage him to go.
"As you know, His Royal Highness has long taken a close interest in Tibet and indeed has been pleased to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama on several occasions," a letter, written to the Free Tibet Campaign by Clive Alderton, the Prince's deputy private secretary, said.
"You asked if the Prince of Wales would be attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008. His Royal Highness will not be attending the ceremony."
Separately, the Prince's staff have made clear he will not be attending the Games at any stage during the summer.
Although the letter avoids backing the group's position on the Games, the Free Tibet Campaign welcomed the decision, with which it intends to launch a campaign to persuade other prominent figures not to attend in protest at Chinese policies.
"We welcome Prince Charles's decision to stay away from the Games, and call on other public figures and politicians to follow suit," said Matt Whitticase, a Free Tibet Campaign spokesman.
"The deterioration of the human rights situation in Tibet and China since the Games were awarded is deplorable and can only mean that these Games rightly are destined to be known as the Games of shame." ....
【資料來源：Telegraph newspaper英國每日電訊報, 自由時報2008/01/29】
英國每日電訊報二十八日報導，英國王儲查爾斯向「自由西藏運動」組織表明，他不會出席今夏舉行的北京奧運開幕典禮。
中國最高階女外交官傅瑩接掌駐英大使以來，便將力促查爾斯參與奧運典禮視為重大任務。「自由西藏運動」之前呼籲查爾斯與那些認定北京奧運有掩蓋中國人權紀錄之虞的人士團結一致。
（查爾斯 長期關注西藏人權）
在查爾斯私人秘書艾德頓回覆該組織的信函中指出︰「你們問查爾斯王子會否出席北京奧運開幕典禮，王子殿下將不會與會。」此外，查爾斯的幕僚清楚表明，王子殿下也不會參與觀賽。
雖然信中沒有提到這項決定的理由，不過艾德頓說︰「就你們所知，王子殿下長期來對西藏議題高度關切，而且在數個場合上樂於與達賴喇嘛會面。」
該組織對這項決定表示歡迎，並呼籲其他重量級人士跟進。「自由西藏運動」發言人懷特凱斯指出︰「自北京爭取到奧運主辦權以來，西藏與中國的人權惡化十分嚴重，這唯一意味著，北京奧運將注定淪為羞恥奧運而廣被人知。」
查爾斯與中國的關係一直冷淡，一九九七年他在香港主權移交中國時期所寫的日記中，將參與談判的中國高層指涉為「可怕的古舊蠟像」，不過他敬重達賴喇嘛，曾在寢宮克雷倫斯宮接見兩名在拉薩札什監獄慘遭虐待，之後成功逃至西方的比丘尼。
【資料來源：Telegraph newspaper 2008/01/29】
Prince Charles' Olympic-sized snub to China
The Prince of Wales has snubbed the Chinese government by refusing to attend the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer.
【Telegraph Royal coverage in full】
The Prince made his decision known to campaigners for a free Tibet, who had been calling on him to show solidarity with those who believe the Games risk obscuring China's human rights record.
He gave no reason for his decision, and neither did he say whether he had received a formal invitation.
But recently he has been wooed by the Chinese, and particularly their new ambassador in London, who had made it her personal mission to encourage him to go.
"As you know, His Royal Highness has long taken a close interest in Tibet and indeed has been pleased to meet His Holiness the Dalai Lama on several occasions," a letter, written to the Free Tibet Campaign by Clive Alderton, the Prince's deputy private secretary, said.
"You asked if the Prince of Wales would be attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in 2008. His Royal Highness will not be attending the ceremony."
Separately, the Prince's staff have made clear he will not be attending the Games at any stage during the summer.
Although the letter avoids backing the group's position on the Games, the Free Tibet Campaign welcomed the decision, with which it intends to launch a campaign to persuade other prominent figures not to attend in protest at Chinese policies.
"We welcome Prince Charles's decision to stay away from the Games, and call on other public figures and politicians to follow suit," said Matt Whitticase, a Free Tibet Campaign spokesman.
"The deterioration of the human rights situation in Tibet and China since the Games were awarded is deplorable and can only mean that these Games rightly are destined to be known as the Games of shame." ....
【資料來源：Telegraph newspaper英國每日電訊報, 自由時報2008/01/29】
英國每日電訊報二十八日報導，英國王儲查爾斯向「自由西藏運動」組織表明，他不會出席今夏舉行的北京奧運開幕典禮。
中國最高階女外交官傅瑩接掌駐英大使以來，便將力促查爾斯參與奧運典禮視為重大任務。「自由西藏運動」之前呼籲查爾斯與那些認定北京奧運有掩蓋中國人權紀錄之虞的人士團結一致。
（查爾斯 長期關注西藏人權）
在查爾斯私人秘書艾德頓回覆該組織的信函中指出︰「你們問查爾斯王子會否出席北京奧運開幕典禮，王子殿下將不會與會。」此外，查爾斯的幕僚清楚表明，王子殿下也不會參與觀賽。
雖然信中沒有提到這項決定的理由，不過艾德頓說︰「就你們所知，王子殿下長期來對西藏議題高度關切，而且在數個場合上樂於與達賴喇嘛會面。」
該組織對這項決定表示歡迎，並呼籲其他重量級人士跟進。「自由西藏運動」發言人懷特凱斯指出︰「自北京爭取到奧運主辦權以來，西藏與中國的人權惡化十分嚴重，這唯一意味著，北京奧運將注定淪為羞恥奧運而廣被人知。」
查爾斯與中國的關係一直冷淡，一九九七年他在香港主權移交中國時期所寫的日記中，將參與談判的中國高層指涉為「可怕的古舊蠟像」，不過他敬重達賴喇嘛，曾在寢宮克雷倫斯宮接見兩名在拉薩札什監獄慘遭虐待，之後成功逃至西方的比丘尼。
Title: " Cross, Beijing 2008. See The Whole Game "Agency: Euro RSCG Switzerland
City: Zürich
Advertiser: GSTF - Swiss-Tibetan Friendship Association
Country of Production: Switzerland
Language English
Tagline: Beijing 2008. See The Whole Game
Creative: Director Frank Bodin
Art Director: Urs Hartmann
Copywriter: Jürg Waeber
Agency Producer: Edi Burri
Photographer: Stefan Minder
Illustrator: Blue Horizon
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