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Dalai Lama visit to Tawang after 50 years angers China

THE DALAI Lama has been warmly welcomed back in Tawang, a Himalayan town he first set foot in five decades ago while fleeing Chinese rule in his native Tibet. His visit, however, has angered Beijing. Full Article at Irish Times

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