David
05-09-2009, 07:08 AM
A new story entry has been added:
Dalai Lama may get French honorary citizenship
According to Reuters, China Thursday warned France not to grant exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship of Paris when he visits next month, saying it would only anger the Chinese people. The Dalai Lama, together with tens of thousands of exiled Tibetans, has lived in India since he fled Lhasa in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. He won 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. Last year, China pulled out of an EU summit that France was to host after President Nicolas Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing brands a separatist.
Dalai Lama may get French honorary citizenship
According to Reuters, China Thursday warned France not to grant exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship of Paris when he visits next month, saying it would only anger the Chinese people. The Dalai Lama, together with tens of thousands of exiled Tibetans, has lived in India since he fled Lhasa in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. He won 1989 Nobel Peace Prize. Last year, China pulled out of an EU summit that France was to host after President Nicolas Sarkozy met the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing brands a separatist.