China raises fees on shipments from Mongolia after Dalai Lama visit

A town in China facing the Mongolia border is at the center of a trade feud a week after the Dalai Lama visited Ulaanbaatar despite admonitions from Beijing.

China demands Mongolia scrap visit by Dalai Lama

China on Friday demanded its northern neighbor, Mongolia, scrap a visit by the Dalai Lama, labeling the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader a separatist who seeks to alienate Chinese-controlled Tibet from Beijing.

China warns India against Dalai Lama border visit

China on Friday rebuked India for inviting exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit a contested stretch of land on the India-China border, warning it would harm relations between the neighbors.

China Warns Against Obama Meeting Dalai Lama

China warned against U.S. President Barack Obama meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying it could damage mutual trust on Tuesday.

China opposes Obama, Dalai Lama meeting

China is firmly opposed to any meeting between any country's leader and the Dalai Lama "in any form," a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.

"We strongly oppose any country interfering in China's internal affairs in the name of issues regarding Tibet," Hong Lei told a press briefing.

Pope denies private audience to Dalai Lama over China concern

Pope Francis has denied a private audience to the Dalai Lama because it could harm the Holy See's already fraught relations with China, the Vatican said today.
The request was declined "for obvious reasons concerning the delicate situation" with China, a Vatican spokesman said. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibet, understood the situation, he added.

Dalai Lama in ‘informal’ talks to return to Tibet

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DHARAMSALA: The Dalai Lama indicated on Thursday that he was in informal talks with China to make a historic pilgrimage to Tibet after more than half a century in exile.

The Tibetan spiritual leader said he had “made clear” his desire to undertake the pilgrimage to a sacred mountain in his homeland to contacts in China, including retired Communist Party officials.

“It’s not finalized, not yet, but the idea is there,” the 79-year-old told AFP in an interview in Dharamshala, where he lives.

Nobel laureates visit Dharamsala to show support for His Holiness the Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA: Two prominent women Nobel laureates expressed their strong support to His Holiness the Dalai Lama as they arrived in Dharamsala today to join the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the conferment of Nobel Peace prize on the Tibetan spiritual leader in 1989. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded the Nobel Peace prize for leading a non-violent struggle to restore freedom in Tibet.

Four Nobel peace laureates refuse to attend summit in South Africa

DHARAMSHALA: Nobel peace laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Leymah Gbowee and a representative of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) are pulling the plug on their scheduled trip to South Africa to attend the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, being held October 13-15.

Tibetan Student Self-immolates in Protest Against China. -- (More than 130 Tibetans have burned themselves)

A Tibetan student has died after setting himself on fire in Tsoe City.

Lhamo Tashi set himself on fire last Wednesday while shouting slogans against the Chinese rule in Tibet in front of a police station.

Tashi's self-immolation is the first in more than five months.

Information on the death only emerged Sunday, as Chinese authorities usually clamp down on communication following such incidents.

14 Nobel Laureates Urge South African President to Give Dalai Lama Visa

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JOHANNESBURG:  Fourteen Nobel Peace Laureates have asked President Jacob Zuma to guarantee the Dalai Lama a visa to South Africa, after the Tibetan spiritual leader was forced to abandon a trip to the country.
The Dalai Lama was to attend a summit of Nobel peace prize winners in Cape Town next month, the first-ever meeting of its kind in Africa.
But, according to an aide, he cancelled after Pretoria denied him a visa in a bid to avoid angering China, which regards the Buddhist monk as a campaigner for Tibetan independence.

Dalai Lama Refuses to be Reborn If Tibet Is Not Free

MOSCOW, September 10 (RIA Novosti) – The Dalai Lama will refuse to be reborn if Tibet can't gain its independence from China; Chinese authorities have asked the Tibetan spiritual leader to respect Buddhist traditions.
"We had a Dalai Lama for almost five centuries. The 14th Dalai Lama now is very popular. Let us then finish with a popular Dalai Lama. If a weak Dalai Lama comes along, then it will just disgrace the Dalai Lama. Tibetan Buddhism is not dependent on one individual. We have a very good organizational structure with highly trained monks and scholars," the Dalai Lama said in an interview with Welt am Sonntag, according to an English transcript of his words obtained by Al Jazeera.

Le dalaï lama estime qu'il n'a pas besoin de successeur

Le dalaï lama estime qu’il n’a "pas besoin de successeur". Dans un entretien à la presse allemande ce dimanche, le chef spirituel tibétain a livré des propos pour le moins étonnants.

C’est une institution vieille de cinq siècles à laquelle le dalaï lama entend mettre fin. Interrogé par le quotidien allemand Die Welt lors d’une récente visite à Hambourg - entretien publié aujourd’hui dans le Welt Am Sonntag - le chef spirituel des bouddhistes en a dit un peu plus sur ses intentions. Il avait déjà déclaré avoir "rempli sa mission" depuis sa retraite de la vie politique en 2011.

Cape Town appalled by South African Government’s position on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visa

DHARAMSHALA: The Mayor of Cape Town has expressed her dismay at the South African government’s position on His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visa.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama was to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town in October. “We have informally received contact that His Holiness won’t get his visa,” Nangsa Chodon, His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s representative in South Africa, told Reuters.

“Based on further discussions with the Dalai Lama’s representatives both in South Africa and Dharamsala, it has now become clear that the officials from the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) contacted the Dalai Lama’s office to inform them that the South Africa government would not grant him a visa to attend the summit, due to sensitivities related to the Chinese government,” Patricia de Lille, the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, said in a statement on 5 September.

South Africa refuses Dalai Lama visa for Nobel summit. (The refusal could provoke a boycott of the 14th annual peace summit)

CAPE TOWN: South Africa has refused to grant a visa for the Dalai Lama to attend the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Cape Town next month, his representative said on Thursday.

The government "conveyed by phone to me they will not be able to grant the visa for the reason that it would disturb relations between China and South Africa," Nangsa Choedon told AFP.

The refusal could provoke a boycott of the 14th annual peace summit, according to a spokesman for South African laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama says violence in Gaza "unthinkable"

DHARAMSHALA: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has described the ongoing violent conflict between Palestine and Isreal in Gaza as ‘unimaginable’, saying he did not expect such sort of violence from people who claim to hold religious principles.

“All major religious traditions — Islam, Christianity, Hindu, of course, Jainism and Buddhism – all major religious traditions — teach us the practice of compassion, love, forgiveness, tolerance. So then a person who believes in certain faith, why do you involve in such violence?,” His Holiness the Dalai Lama told reporters on Monday in response to a question about the crisis.

Obama to host Dalai Lama at White House

China tells the US to cancel meeting with spiritual leader, warning that it will "seriously damage" ties....

US President Barack Obama will meet exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House in a show of concern about China's human rights practices.
Obama's midmorning session with the Dalai Lama on Friday may well draw a reprimand from China, which views him as a violent separatist because he seeks more autonomy for Tibet.
China urged the US to scrap plans for the meeting, warning it would "seriously damage" ties between the two countries.

Return the treasures Britain looted, Chinese tell Cameron

BEIJING: British Prime Minister David Cameron faced demands for the return of priceless artefacts looted from Beijing in the 19th century on Wednesday, the last day of his visit to China.
Cameron travelled to the southwestern city of Chengdu on the third day of what embassy officials said was the largest ever British trade mission to the country.
British officials say 5.6 billion pounds ($9.2 billion) worth of deals have been signed so far on the trip, but Cameron has been derided by both Chinese state-run media and the country's sharp-tongued Internet users.