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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Tibet

Tibet stories: 131 news summaries

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Next Dalai Lama May Be Female

Tibetan Buddhist leader opens door to female successor

Dec 7, 07 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama has revealed that his successor might be a woman, the Telegraph reports. Although some lamas, or living Buddhas, are female, the large majority are men and most consider themselves reincarnations of people of the same gender. But the leader of the Tibetan Buddhists, who is currently visiting... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama

Tibetan Villagers Riot
Over Monks' Arrest

190 people demanded alleged thieves' release

Nov 29, 07 6:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Simmering ethnic tensions between Tibetans and Chinese boiled over into a riot in a remote Tibet province, Reuters reports. After 3 monks were arrested following an altercation with a Chinese shop owner, hundreds of Tibetan herdsmen converged on the town to demand their release. When authorities failed to comply, they... More »

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China • Tibet • riots • Buddhist monks • ethnic conflict • Tibetans

Dalai Lama May Name Own Successor

Anti-Chinese maneuver would be huge break from tradition

Nov 20, 07 6:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Fearful that the Chinese will influence the process, the Dalai Lama says he may break with Tibetan tradition and choose his own successor, the BBC reports. For centuries, senior Buddhist officials have searched for a child born around the time the previous Dalai Lama died. "If China selected my... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence

Canada Hails Dalai, China Rages

Latest welcome for Tibetan exile new blow to China

Oct 30, 07 3:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper rolled out the red carpet for the Dalai Lama yesterday, provoking the wrath of the Chinese government. The two men exchanged traditional white Tibetan silk scarves, with Harper's gift to his guest embroidered with the Canadian maple leaf. The Chinese are furious over the attention... More »

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Afghanistan • China • Angela Merkel • Canada • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Stephen Harper • George W. Bush

China Clashes With Tibetan Monks in Wake of Dalai Award

Authorities crack down on celebrations

Oct 23, 07 6:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese security forces in Tibet have clashed with Buddhist monks celebrating the Dalai Lama's recent honor from the US, the Guardian reported. Police and soldiers in the capital Lhasa and in outlying areas cracked down on monasteries holding special services in honor of the Tibetan spiritual leader, according to Hong... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Lhasa

China Livid at Dalai Lama Award

China tells American ambassador relations 'gravely undermined'

Oct 18, 07 8:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - China called the US ambassador on the carpet today, saying that the US had "gravely undermined relations" when President Bush yesterday presented the Dalai Lama with the Congressional Gold Medal. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman told Reuters that DC is "very aware of what steps it can take"... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Congressional Gold Medal • George W. Bush

US Awards Medal to Dalai Lama

Public display angers Chinese government

Oct 17, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congress awarded the Dalai Lama its highest civilian honor today, New York Times reports. At the presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal, which went ahead despite vehement Chinese opposition, the Tibetan spiritual leader congratulated China on its economic growth and gently urged that the country embrace “transparency, the rule... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • George W. Bush

Bush Meets
Dalai Lama,
but Quietly

Low-profile get-together, US
award enrage China

Oct 16, 07 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Bush ignored China's fury today and met with the Dalai Lama, who will pick up a Congressional Gold Medal tomorrow, Reuters reports. "If the Dalai Lama can receive such an award, there must be no justice or good people in the world," said a Tibetan Communist Party... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Congressional Gold Medal • George W. Bush

Dalai Visits Germany; China Irked

Beijing responds: calls off German trade talks

Sep 23, 07 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet today with the Dalai Lama, even as China responded by canceling meetings in Munich. The Chinese government, which governs Tibet, derided the meeting as part of the Dalai Lama's agenda to promote Tibetan independence. BBC reports the Germans were unmoved: "The meeting will... More »

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Angela Merkel • Germany • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence

In Countdown to 2008 Olympics, Beijing Besieged

Pollution, human
rights, food safety issues all draw fire

Aug 7, 07 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins tomorrow, activists and Olympic organizers alike have been vocal in their concerns about the host city. The government is under fire for press harassment: journalists were detained for several hours yesterday after a Reporters Without Borders conference, and six Free Tibet... More »

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China • human rights • pollution • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • food safety • Hu Jintao • Tibet • journalist • Olympic Games • air pollution

New Buddhas Made in China, Bejing Decrees

Tibetans forbidden
to anoint successors
to Dalai Lama

Aug 4, 07 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - China's office of religious affairs has cracked down on the Tibetan practice of designating "living Buddhas," writes the Telegraph. A notice published yesterday forces Tibetan lamas to obtain Chinese permission before naming reincarnations. The exiled Tibetan government suggests the new rules signal that Beijing will try to name... More »

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China • exile • Tibet • Buddha • Dalai Lama • Panchen Lama

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