Dalai Lama

...Lama, in a move that could anger China. President Ma Ying-jeou has agreed to a request from the opposition to invite the Dalai Lama next week, to comfort victims of deadly Typhoon Morakot. China said it was "resolutely opposed" to the...

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...FT.com and redistribute by email or post to the web. Taiwan's president Ma Ying-jeou approved a planned visit by the Dalai Lama at the end of August, a move that risks angering China at a time when cross-Strait tensions are at historic lows

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China Condemns Taiwan's Approval of Dalai Lama Visit TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 27 -- China on Thursday denounced Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's decision to allow the Dalai Lama to visit the self-ruled island, casting a shadow over rapidly...

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Beijing fumes at Dalai Lama visit BEIJING: China ''resolutely opposes''' a visit by the Dalai Lama to Taiwan next week. The official Xinhua news agency quoted a denunciation by a spokesman for the mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office hours...

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...- AP TAIPEI, Taiwan China canceled or postponed several events meant to highlight its rapidly improving relations with Taiwan, apparently to protest the Dalai Lama's visit to the island, Taiwan's ruling party said Tuesday. The Tibetan...

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...prayers for typhoon victims, Taklha said. Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said earlier Thursday that he had approved a visit by the Dalai Lama to pray for the victims of the typhoon-battered island. The Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan seems...

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...said in a statement carried by Xinhua, the state news agency. The president had rebuffed a possible visit by the Dalai Lama in November, saying the timing was not right. The Dalai Lama has visited Taiwan before, in 1997 and most recently...

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The same could be said of President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九), who snubbed the Dalai Lama during his trip to Taiwan last month, or of Taiwan's - and now perhaps New Zealand's - refusal to allow Uighur rights activist Rebiya Kadeer to visit.

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...proposed Dalai Lama visit to Taiwan THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING China denounces proposed Dalai Lama visit to Taiwan Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou speaks during a H1N1 briefing at the presidential office in...

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