Obama must press China on rights: watchdog
US President Barack Obama must press China on human rights violations in Tibet and its far-west Xinjiang region during his upcoming Asian tour, Human Rights Watch said Thursday
Dalai Lama leaves Tawang
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama waves as he leaves after a series of public teachings at Tawang, in northeastern Indian state Arunachal Pradesh, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The exiled spiritual leader’s trip to the remote Himalayan region of Arunachal Pradesh, the subject of a long-running border dispute between India and China, has increased already high tensions between the regional rivals.
(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
China warns Obama over meeting Dalai Lama
A Chinese government spokesman said Barack Obama should be especially sympathetic to China’s opposition to the Dalai Lama and Tibetan independence, as a black president who lauded Abraham Lincoln for helping abolish slavery
I would have met Dalai Lama if I were the US President: McCain
Falling short of calling it a “mistake”, top Republican Senator John McCain today said he would have met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama if he were the president of the United States
Centre curbs Dalai Lama, tells media to leave Tawang
Although the government maintained that it would not interfere with the high-profile Dalai Lama visit to Arunachal Pradesh, state officials on Wednesday asked the Tibetan leader to amend his programme and ordered reporters