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Tibet Strategy 'Failed': Lama

Leader to meet 600 exiles on Monday; he may relinquish power
or take harder stance

Nov 15, 08 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Nearly five decades since the Dalai Lama fled Tibet, he and his followers are growing restless. Last month, the Lama announced that the “middle way” strategy he pursued for 30 years—an attempt to negotiate autonomy for Tibet rather than pure independence—had failed. “As far as I’... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Tibetans in exile

China Offers to Restart Talks With Dalai Lama

Tibetan leader should 'treasure this opportunity': Beijing

Oct 29, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - China has offered a fresh round of negotiations with the Dalai Lama on Tibet’s political status, the BBC reports. The religious leader should “treasure this opportunity,” according to an announcement in Chinese state media, which added that Beijing was willing to overlook the violent Tibetan protests that... More »

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China • Beijing • Tibet • Dalai Lama • negotiations • Tibetan independence

Dalai Lama Breezes
Through Gall Stone Surgery

Operation follows latest trip back to hospital with abdominal pain

Oct 10, 08 2:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama underwent gall stone surgery today in India after he was rushed to a hospital again suffering from abdominal pain, reports the Times of London. The 73-year-old spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists spent four days in a hospital with similar pains in August. The operation went off "... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Buddhism • Nobel Peace Prize • New Delhi • Sir Ganga Ram

50 Years On, Tibet's Secret War Simmers

Dalai Lama's brother was key to CIA-backed anti-China insurgency

Aug 30, 08 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The little-known Tibetan resistance struggle after China's 1950 invasion still affects its politics today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dalai Lama's brother played a vital role in the CIA-backed armed movement, largely made up of Buddhist monks, and Chinese suspicion still lingers over how much the spiritual leader himself... More »

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China • CIA • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Buddhist monks • Buddhism • Tibetan independence • Buddhists • Tibetan monks

Stomach Pain Lands Dalai Lama in Hospital

Trip comes a day after canceling overseas visit due to exhaustion

Aug 28, 08 5:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama was hospitalized today in India after complaining of stomach pains, BBC says. The Tibetan spiritual leader, who recently received a clean bill of health, canceled two international trips yesterday due to exhaustion. “There is nothing major to feel concerned about,” said his spokesman. The Dalai... More »

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Dalai Lama Cancels Trips
Due to 'Exhaustion'

Spiritual leader takes rest after months of traveling the globe

Aug 27, 08 1:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citing "exhaustion," the Dalai Lama has canceled plans to travel, the AP reports. A spokesman said the Tibetan spiritual leader would not go to Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and instead would rest and undergo medical tests for the next three weeks. The 73-year-old has had an intense... More »

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China • Mexico • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Mumbai • Dominican Republic • Buddhism • exhaustion

OPINION

It's Time for China, Tibet
to Cut a Deal

Dalai Lama backs off demand for autonomy, opening window

Aug 7, 08 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama is willing to accept Chinese rule in Tibet, providing Beijing with a major concession in an attempt to preserve the cultural character of the region, writes columnist Nicolas D. Kristof in the New York Times. The Chinese government must recognize the Dalai Lama's willingness to compromise and... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Tibetans • Chinese Communist party

 Tasty Morsels on Fried Chicken 

Daily Green presents some lesser-known facts about poultry

Jul 13, 08 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - You might be well acquainted with the Colonel and his famous fried chicken, but beneath the crunchy skin lie some lesser-known facts. The Daily Green sides its poultry with a six-pack of trivia.
  1. It's a place: After toying around with the name "Ptarmigan," one town's handful of
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food • fast food • list • Dalai Lama • KFC • vegan • chicken

 Olympic Torch Arrives in Tibet 

Amid heavy security, China slams Dalai Lama

Jun 21, 08 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Under tight security, the Olympic torch made its way through Tibet’s capital in the most controversial leg of its worldwide journey—a jaunt that ended with Chinese criticism of the Dalai Lama, Reuters reports. “We will be able to totally smash the splittist schemes of the Dalai Lama... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Olympic torch • torch relay

 Dalai Lama's Advice
 Runs to Earthier Tones 

Exile's Indian headquarters draws seekers of celestial, and not-so-celestial, guidance

Jun 9, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Driven by questions both spiritual and secular, more Westerners are heading to the Dalai Lama's headquarters-in-exile, the Wall Street Journal reports. Humble despite being proclaimed a “God-King,” Tibet's spiritual leader has sought “opportunities to be interactive” in the Indian town of Dharmsala—seeing a wide variety of... More »

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India • Dalai Lama • relationship • Buddhist monks • Buddhism • Tibetans in exile • Dharamsala • Tibetan monks

Dalai Lama Won't  Be Welcomed at
10 Downing

Brown draws fire for moving meeting

May 20, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Dalai Lama arrived in Britain today for an 11-day visit, during which he will give lectures and meet with senior religious and political figures. Gordon Brown won acclaim at the height of the Olympic torch protests for agreeing to meet the Tibetan leader. But now, writes AFP, the PM... More »

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China • United Kingdom • Gordon Brown • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • 10 Downing Street

China Weighs Olympic Invitation for Dalai Lama

Effort at damage control marks shift by Beijing

May 12, 08 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Battered by backlash over the Tibet crackdown, China has proposed inviting the Dalai Lama to the Beijing Olympics. An unnamed top Chinese official called a legislator in Tibet's exiled government to discuss the possibility, Reuters reports. The spiritual leader would consider attending, said the Tibetan lawmaker. More »

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Dalai Lama
to China: Stop Smearing Me

But he calls new talks with Beijing 'respectful' and promising

May 9, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - If Chinese leaders truly believe the Dalai Lama was behind the Lhasa riots, “then they should go to Oslo and see to it that I am stripped of my Nobel Peace Prize,” the spiritual leader tells Der Spiegel. The Tibetan leader is tired of China’s... More »

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Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

Trip marks first contact between sides since violent protests began

May 3, 08 9:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Representatives for the Dalai Lama head to China today for talks on restoring peace between the two sides, the BBC reports. The visit marks the first contact between the exiled leader and Chinese officials since pro-Tibet protests turned violent in March. The envoys will discuss the Dalai Lama’s “... More »

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China • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • peace talks

China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

Trial condemned as 'rubber stamp,' by human rights groups

Apr 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Chinese court sentenced 30 people yesterday, including six monks, for taking part in the March protest riots in Tibet, the New York Times reports. The sentences ranged from three years to life in prison. Human Rights Watch watch said the trials were secret and defendants weren’t allowed... More »

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China • Tibet • Dalai Lama • riots • Human Rights Watch • Tibetan monks

 China Will Meet With
  Dalai Lama Aide 

First meeting with Tibetan leadership since unrest

Apr 25, 08 4:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beijing officials will meet in the next few days with a representative of the Dalai Lama, reports AFP, quoting Chinese media. The meeting would be the first encounter between the Tibetan leadership and members of the Chinese government since last month's unrest in Tibet. China has come under intense foreign... More »

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China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Xinhua

 China Protests
 Slam Tibet Push
 for Freedom 

Rallies call for boycott on French goods

Apr 19, 08 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese demonstrators today responded to pro-Tibet protests around the world with rallies of their own, blasting Tibet’s calls for independence and demanding a boycott of French goods, Reuters reports. “Oppose Tibet independence, support the Olympics,” said banners hoisted by protesters in at least four cities. A number... More »

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China • France • 2008 Beijing Olympics • protests • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence

New China Museum Fuels Tibetan Anger

Beijing gallery pushes official version of Chinese history

Apr 17, 08 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - China is accelerating construction of a number of museums ahead of August's Olympics, but one is sure to cause serious consternation: the first museum in Beijing devoted to Tibet. Antiquities and historical documents will be used to underline the claim that Tibet is an integral part of China, the New ... More »

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China • museum • history • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Woeser

In Seattle, Dalai Lama Presses for Tibet

Says China must open region, pushes for 'middle way'

Apr 14, 08 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - After four days of lectures in Seattle on love and compassion, the Dalai Lama turned to the tempestuous topic of the fate of Tibet within China. The Dalai Lama called on Beijing to open the region to foreign journalists, continued to press for his "middle way" of Tibetan autonomy,... More »

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China • Seattle • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence

 4 Months to Go:
 Is China Ready for Spotlight? 

Country is proud to host Games but worries abound

Apr 13, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - The last-minute drama brewing in the runup to this summer's Olympic Games is of a more global and more personal nature than the infrastructure issues of Olympics past—and Chinese leaders are bristling under the scrutiny, the Chicago Tribune reports. But pride in the country's hosting gig remains strong, even... More »

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China • economic growth • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Dalai Lama • human rights abuse • environmental damage • Olympic protests

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