Everyone loves the Lama.. why dont you?

So apparently we’re not the only ones with a puppet president. Today the “president” of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, (I’m not really even sure if you could call him the President,at least not in the sovereign nation way his countrymen demand) back -peddled from his promise to allow the Dalli Lama to visit his Island nation saying, "If there's a more appropriate time in the future, we welcome him to participate in religious activities." I loved his other remark-
"It's true that the Republic of China is a country where the people enjoy absolute freedom of religion and that's the reason why all religious leaders and figures in the world are welcome to visit Taiwan."
Unfortunately it seems the citizens of Taiwan can only exercise that religious freedom at the appropriate time. I