DIPLOMATIC FIGHTING BETWEEN BEIJING AND THE DALAI LAMA

These last month the dalai lama had been hosted by several chief of state or of governement : Australia, Germany, Austria, Canada...

Beijing has been particulary infuriated by the fact that in October 2007, the dalai lama has been awarded, among several Nobel Peace Prize winners and others personnalities of the Congressionnal Gold Medal, the hightest civilian honor in the United States.

Worse, President Bush invited the dalai lama to meet him.

What it is not said is if he was awarded as a Nobel Peace Prize or as a spiritual leader.

It is only after the Tiananmen crackdown that the dalai lama started to be athorized or invited in countries having diplomatic links with the PRC.
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<br><br>Post edited by: Gaofei, at: 2007/10/16 21:20