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Official: Dalai Lama "stubborn in talks, not true to his word"

A Chinese central government official has criticized the Dalai Lama and his followers on Thursday for being "stubborn in talks" and "failing to honor their promises". Zhu Weiqun, vice minister of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Thu, Mar 26 2009

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