China responds to Dalai Lama’s trip to Sweden

China always opposes Dalai Lama’s political activities under any name and in any country, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

Spokesman Liu Jianchao’s comment was made at a regular conference in reply to a reporter’s question on Dalai Lama’s recent visit to Sweden.

Dalai Lama Photograph Re-hung at University

A photograph of the Dalai Lama, taken down from the walls of Aberdeen University after a Chinese student complained about it, has been re-hung following calls from the public.

Erotic verse sheds light on ‘playboy Lama’

The publication of a new translation of the erotic poetry of the sixth Dalai Lama – who rejected monastic orders and indulged his passion for women and wine – has given new insight into this controversial figure of religious history.