PM ‘pathetic’ on Dalai Lama
For refusing to host a parliamentary reception for the Dalai Lama, the Howard Government has been accused of kowtowing to China. The exiled Buddhist leader of Tibet will give a series of lectures in
Belgium denies involvement in Dalai Lama’s decision to cancel trip
The Belgian foreign minister said the Dalai Lama was “perfectly free” to visit Belgium last week and decided to cancel the trip on his own, though Tibetan activists claimed that China had pressured
Life after the Dalai Lama
The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people is now 71 – and finally talking about retirement. But his successor is likely to face the same life of exile as China’s persecution continues.
China works on post-Dalai plan
Chinese authorities are working on an action plan for the post-Dalai Lama scenario in Tibet. The plan involves promoting the officially ordained Panchen Lama as the supreme spiritual leader of