His Holiness the Dalai Lama looks at his new medal with US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) and Annette Lantos (C), widow of Rep. Tom Lantos during an awards ceremony to honor the Dalai Lama with the Lantos Human Rights Prize on October 6, 2009 at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. China warned on Tuesday that it was 'resolutely opposed' to foreign countries receiving the Dalai Lama as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader began a US visit. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

His Holiness the Dalai Lama looks at his new medal with US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (R) and Annette Lantos (C), widow of Rep. Tom Lantos during an awards ceremony to honor the Dalai Lama with the Lantos Human Rights Prize on October 6, 2009 at the Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC. China warned on Tuesday that it was 'resolutely opposed' to foreign countries receiving the Dalai Lama as the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader began a US visit.

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  1. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, center, blesses people after receiving a book on Tibet authored by Parvez Dewan, right, and co-authored by Siddharth Srivastava, left, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, March 18, 2010. At an earlier gathering Thursday the Dalai Lama said he favored good relations between India and China to ensure peace in the region, according to a news agency.
  2. Tibetan spitirual leader The Dalai Lama holds a copy of the book 'Tibet Fifty Years After' in New Delhi on March 18, 2010. The newly-released book documents the rich and ancient culture of Tibet that has grown throughout the world while giving an insight into the present situation in Tibet.
  3. Author Parvez Dewan (R) presents a copy of his book 'Tibet Fifty Years After' to Tibetan spitirual leader The Dalai Lama (L) in New Delhi on March 18, 2010. The newly-released book documents the rich and ancient culture of Tibet that has grown throughout the world while giving an insight into the present situation in Tibet.
  4. A protester carries a portrait of the Dalai Lama as he shouts slogans at a demonstration in Taipei on March 14, 2010 to commemorate the 51th anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. Around 500 Tibetans and their sympathisers joined the march.
  5. A protester carries a portrait of the Dalai Lama as he shouts slogans at a demonstration in Taipei on March 14, 2010 to commemorate the 51th anniversary of a Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule. Around 500 Tibetans and their sympathisers joined the march.
  6. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attends a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  7. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attends a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  8. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attends a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  9. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: (L-R) Director of the 'House of Tibet Foundation' in Barcelona Thubten Wangchen and Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attend a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  10. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: (L-R) Director of the 'House of Tibet Foundation' in Barcelona Thubten Wangchen and Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attend a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  11. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: (L-R) Director of the 'House of Tibet Foundation' in Barcelona Thubten Wangchen and Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attend a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  12. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: (L-R) Director of the 'House of Tibet Foundation' in Barcelona Thubten Wangchen and Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attend a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  13. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: (L-R) Director of the 'House of Tibet Foundation' in Barcelona Thubten Wangchen and Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attend a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  14. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attends a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  15. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: (3rd L-R) Director of the 'House of Tibet Foundation' in Barcelona Thubten Wangchen and Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attend a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
  16. BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 09: Lama Kalsang Gyaltsen attends a press conference about Tibet on March 9, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.

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