This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising which led to the exile of the Dalai Lama. Tibet's exiled leader has described the situation in his homeland as "hell on earth" - a characterisation rejected by China. At the moment, China has... ...full story at James Reynolds
from James Reynolds on Thu, Mar 12 2009
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China Focus: What Will Dalai Lama Talks Accomplish? »
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Last week, the Chinese Communist Party offered to initiate dialogue with a representative of the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader currently living in exile. On today's episode of China Focus, we'll be looking at what this meeting might mean... |
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&$&$Seven questions for the Dalai Lama (5)&$&$ » People's Daily &$&$Fifth question: Are Tibetans free and happy or "suffering in hell on earth?"&$&$ On March 10, at the 50th anniversary gathering of the so-called "Tibetan people's peaceful uprising against Communist China's repression in Tibet," the Dalai Lama... |
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Competing messages mark Tibetan anniversary » NBC World Blog BEIJING – Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, which prompted the Dalai Lama to flee from his homeland into neighboring India. The western half of China has been on high alert leading up to the anniversa... |
| 23 Apr 09 |
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Today's Links: Obama & the Dalai Lama, China helps Jamaica and Pentagon project hacked » Shanghaiist China says Obama should not meet the Dalai Lama [Associated Press] “China said Thursday that President Barack Obama should not meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, when he visits the United States in October. Although a meeting... |
| 26 Mar 09 |
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Tibetologists say Dalai Lama's anniversary speech distorts facts » People's Daily The 14th Dalai Lama has distorted facts in his public remarks this month, say Chinese tibetologists. In his speech on the March 10 anniversary of the "uprising" five decades ago, the Dalai Lama said today's Tibetans "literally experienced hell on... |
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Commentary: For whom is Tibet a "hell on earth"? » People's Daily Tuesday is a special date for Tibetans. For the 2.8 million residents in the southwest China autonomous region, it marks 50 years since feudal serfdom was abolished; but for the 14th Dalai Lama and his "government-in-exile," it marks five decades of... |
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