Cartoon

Situation: The Dalai Lama is waiting in front of the gate while President Kim Dae-Jung is hiding beneath the desk, at a loss what to do. China looks in the window.

A Korean civil servant (Speaking to the Dalai Lama): Won't you come next year, Great Lama?

A citizen (Conveying popular sentiment to the President): Will you take this pressure (from China against the Dalai Lama's visit) in days to come?