...in Tibet accused the Dalai Lama of seeking to restore theocracy there and ignoring China's respect for religious freedoms. Tibet had 1,780 monasteries and other Buddhist sites, with 46,000 monks and nuns, it said. "Without genuine freedom of religion and belief,...
...that the “Tibetan people need our support more than ever before”. Mr. Marco Cappato MEP pressed for a unified approach to the Tibet issue from the international community. Two stories were being told, Mr. Cappato stated, one of which was true and the other...
...Qinghai-Tibet Railway was now in full swing and would be finished in 2012. China’s first launch of the controversial Qinghai-Tibet railway on July 1, 2006 was met with protest demonstrations from Tibetan exiles and supporters calling it a “new instrument”...
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...nations to boycott the Tibetan spiritual leader, who they say is trying to divide China by pushing for autonomy in the region. Tibet has been under Chinese communist rule since 1951. Meanwhile, Italian parliamentarian Marco Cappato believes that the Chinese...
...of good bilateral relations can we create a sound atmosphere for our business relations." Sarkozy plans to meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader in Poland at the weekend. China hotly opposes foreign leaders meeting with the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing accuses...
...warned the French President that his meeting with the Tibetan leader would put relations at risk. Meanwhile, the exiled Tibetan leader on Monday called on the world to stand firm when dealing with China, while recognising that the Asian economic giant could...
...EU nations had hoped discussions would yield progress on issues from global warming to industrial safety. China maintains that Tibet has been part of its territory for more than seven centuries and denounces the Dalai Lama as a separatist who seeks to end...
...Chinese consumers, who earlier this year staged anti-France protests and boycotts of French goods in a previous uproar over Tibet. "Due to the French side's erroneous position, the Chinese people are quite discontent," he said, adding: "We hope the Chinese...
...more respect from the rest of the world," he added. He repeated that he is only seeking "meaningful autonomy" for Tibet so that Tibetans can maintain their religion and culture. "We are not 'splittists', but the Chinese government still accuses us of being...