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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Tibet</title>
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		<title>Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama says Obama not soft on China, just has a different style</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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Dalai Lama says Obama not soft on China
&#8220;Obama  is  not soft on China; just has a different  style,&#8221;  he said in a interview aired on Indian television.
The Dalai Lama, who heads a Tibetan government-in-exile based  in India,  also said he was &#8220;not disappointed Obama has not  ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tibetan-spiritual-leader-dalai-lama-says-obama-not-soft-on-china-just-has-a-different-style-234347/">Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama says Obama not soft on China, just has a different style</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama says there&#8217;ll be a setback in the Tibetan cause when he dies</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marta Falconi</dc:creator>
		
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Dalai Lama expresses concern about Tibetan cause

ROME — The Dalai Lama said Wednesday there will be a setback in the Tibetan cause when he dies, but that he has faith in the next generation of his followers.
The 74-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate has now spent 50 birthdays in India, where he .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-says-therell-be-a-setback-in-the-tibetan-cause-when-he-dies-231770/">Dalai Lama says there&#8217;ll be a setback in the Tibetan cause when he dies</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gaffe, olive branch or strategy? China compares Mao to Lincoln ahead of Obama visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Dalai Lama was a slave master, China tells Obama
BEIJING — The conviction was clear but the message befuddling: China&#8217;s Foreign Ministry spokesman was equating serfdom in Tibet to slavery in the U.S. — just ahead of President Barack Obama&#8217;s first trip to China.
Was it a monumental gaffe, last-minute stab at finding a common ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gaffe-olive-branch-or-strategy-china-compares-mao-to-lincoln-ahead-of-obama-visit-229909/" title="Gaffe, olive branch or strategy? China compares Mao to Lincoln ahead of Obama visit">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama: Prosperous China strengthens all nations, human rights and dignity crucial</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama: Prosperous China strengthens all nations
TOKYO — President Barack Obama says the U.S. and the world will not &#8220;be cowed&#8221; by North Korea&#8217;s threats and nuclear belligerence.
Obama said in a major address in Tokyo on Saturday that Pyongyang must learn that its failure to meet international obligations on its nuclear arsenal &#8220;will lead .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-prosperous-china-strengthens-all-nations-human-rights-and-dignity-crucial-229064/">Obama: Prosperous China strengthens all nations, human rights and dignity crucial</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama seeks newly cooperative tone in Japan speech, opening lengthy first major trip to Asia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
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Obama in Asia: Setting a newly cooperative tone
TOKYO — President Barack Obama is emphasizing cooperation on his first major trip to Asia, opening with a warning to North Korea that there will be tough, unified action by the U.S. and its Asian partners if the Koreans fail to abandon their nuclear weapons programs.
The .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-seeks-newly-cooperative-tone-in-japan-speech-opening-lengthy-first-major-trip-to-asia-228645/">Source &nbsp;: Obama seeks newly cooperative tone in Japan speech, opening lengthy first major trip to Asia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ahead of Obama&#8217;s first visit to Asia, China cautions American leader about criticism on Tibet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
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China cautions Obama over meeting Dalai Lama
BEIJING — On the eve of President Barack Obama&#8217;s first visit to Asia, China floated a potentially provocative comparison, likening serfdom in Tibet to slavery in the U.S. — an apparent attempt to gain support for its policies in the Himalayan region.
Invoking Obama&#8217;s African heritage and Civil War ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ahead-of-obamas-first-visit-to-asia-china-cautions-american-leader-about-criticism-on-tibet-226781/" title="Ahead of Obama&#8217;s first visit to Asia, China cautions American leader about criticism on Tibet">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama asks followers to preserve Buddhist culture at teaching session in northeast India</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Muneeza Naqvi</dc:creator>
		
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Dalai Lama ends public teaching in northeast India

TAWANG, India — The Dalai Lama exhorted thousands of his followers to maintain Buddhist culture as he closed a series of public teachings Wednesday in a northeastern Indian region near his homeland of Tibet in a visit that has drawn protests from China.
The exiled spiritual leader&#8217;s trip to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-asks-followers-to-preserve-buddhist-culture-at-teaching-session-in-northeast-india-225930/" title="Dalai Lama asks followers to preserve Buddhist culture at teaching session in northeast India">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China berates Dalai Lama visit to disputed India border area near Tibet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
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China berates Dalai Lama visit to area near Tibet
BEIJING — China lashed out at the Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to a disputed border region in India on Tuesday, saying his trip to the area revealed the exiled Tibetan leader&#8217;s separatist agenda.
In a now familiar tit-for-tat response, the revered Buddhist figure and Nobel ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-berates-dalai-lama-visit-to-disputed-india-border-area-near-tibet-224381/">China berates Dalai Lama visit to disputed India border area near Tibet</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s Foreign Ministry opposes Dalai Lama&#8217;s India border area visit, says &#8216;very unsatisfied&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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China opposes Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to border area

BEIJING — China&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it opposed and was dissatisfied with India&#8217;s allowing a visit to a disputed border region by Tibet&#8217;s exiled leader the Dalai Lama.
Spokesman Qin Gang&#8217;s comments were the latest expression of China&#8217;s displeasure over the Buddhist spiritual leader&#8217;s weeklong trip to the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-foreign-ministry-opposes-dalai-lamas-india-border-area-visit-says-very-unsatisfied-224150/">Read the original article &nbsp;: China&#8217;s Foreign Ministry opposes Dalai Lama&#8217;s India border area visit, says &#8216;very unsatisfied&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama visits town near Tibetan border in trip that raises Chinese ire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Dalai Lama visits town near Tibet, angering China
TAWANG, India — Joyous Buddhist pilgrims welcomed the Dalai Lama back Sunday to the Himalayan town he first set foot in five decades ago while fleeing Chinese rule in his native Tibet — a rare trip close to his homeland that has angered Beijing.
The Dalai Lama&#8217;s  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-visits-town-near-tibetan-border-in-trip-that-raises-chinese-ire-222172/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Dalai Lama visits town near Tibet
TAWANG, India — The Dalai Lama has arrived in the northeastern Indian town of Tawang for a five-day visit that has heightened tensions between India and China.

The Tibetan spiritual leader arrived Sunday morning in this town near the border with Tibet to lead prayer services with local Buddhists.
Indian television showed .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-begins-contentious-visit-to-town-near-tibetan-frontier-that-has-angered-china-222165/">Original source &nbsp;: Dalai Lama begins contentious visit to town near Tibetan frontier that has angered China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama trip to Tibet border highlights growing tensions between India and China</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Dalai Lama visit highlights India-China tensions

TAWANG, India — This remote town in the Himalayan foothills spruced up its monasteries Friday to prepare for the Dalai Lama&#8217;s arrival, a trip highlighting the growing friction between China and India — two nuclear-armed giants vying for economic and political power in the region.
While a repeat of the 1962 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-trip-to-tibet-border-highlights-growing-tensions-between-india-and-china-220638/">Original article &nbsp;: Dalai Lama trip to Tibet border highlights growing tensions between India and China</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>India stops foreign journalists from covering Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to area disputed with China</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
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India restricts coverage of Dalai Lama&#8217;s trip

NEW DELHI — India effectively barred foreign journalists Thursday from covering a rare visit by the Dalai Lama to a Buddhist monastery close to Tibet in an apparent effort to ease Chinese anger by reducing news coverage of the trip.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader&#8217;s planned visit Sunday to the .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-stops-foreign-journalists-from-covering-dalai-lamas-visit-to-area-disputed-with-china-219252/">India stops foreign journalists from covering Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to area disputed with China</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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India restricts coverage of Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit

NEW DELHI — The Indian government refused Thursday to allow foreign journalists to cover the Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to a northeastern state at the heart of a long-running border dispute with China.
Permits allowing foreign correspondents to travel to Arunachal Pradesh state were not given, and the government revoked passes  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/india-stops-foreign-journalists-from-covering-dalai-lamas-visit-to-disputed-area-with-china-218659/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Sanderson</dc:creator>
		
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Beijing says Dalai Lama shows anti-China bias

BEIJING — China said it expressed grave concern to India about a visit by the Dalai Lama to a state in the country&#8217;s northeast at the heart of a long-running border dispute, saying it showed an anti-China bias.
Tibet&#8217;s spiritual leader is scheduled to visit a monastery in Arunachal Pradesh ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/beijing-says-dalai-lama-trip-to-indian-state-shows-anti-china-bias-215958/">Beijing says Dalai Lama trip to Indian state shows anti-China bias</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Dalai Lama says China overpoliticizing his travels

TOKYO — The Dalai Lama, Tibet&#8217;s spiritual leader, said Saturday that China was overpoliticizing his travels and claimed his decisions on where to go were spiritual in nature, not political.
The Dalai Lama, on a visit to Tokyo, said he believed the Chinese government saw him as a &#8220;troublemaker&#8221; and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-says-china-reading-too-much-political-meaning-into-his-travels-213420/">Read more : Dalai Lama says China reading too much political meaning into his travels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 Tibetans executed in China over last year&#8217;s deadly riots in Lhasa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:12:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Sanderson</dc:creator>
		
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2 Tibetans executed in China over riots last year

BEIJING — Two people have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year in the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, the first known executions for the violence, an overseas monitoring group said Tuesday.
China confirmed the executions but gave no details.
Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, who .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-tibetans-executed-in-china-over-last-years-deadly-riots-in-lhasa-208060/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: 2 Tibetans executed in China over last year&#8217;s deadly riots in Lhasa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Group: 2 Tibetans executed in China for last year&#8217;s Lhasa riots</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Group: 2 Tibetans executed in China over riots

BEIJING — Two people have been put to death for their roles in deadly protests last year in the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, the first known executions for the violence, an overseas monitoring group said Tuesday.
Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, who goes by one name, were sentenced to death .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/group-2-tibetans-executed-in-china-for-last-years-lhasa-riots-207911/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Group: 2 Tibetans executed in China for last year&#8217;s Lhasa riots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian PM says won&#8217;t bar &#8216;honored guest&#8217; Dalai Lama from border area despite China protest</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
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India to China: Dalai Lama an &#8216;honored guest&#8217;

CHA-AM, Thailand — Tibet&#8217;s exiled Dalai Lama is an &#8220;honored guest&#8221; in India and will not be barred from visiting a disputed border area despite China&#8217;s strong protests, India&#8217;s prime minister said Sunday after talks with the Chinese premier.
However, the two Asian giants have agreed not to let .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-pm-says-wont-bar-honored-guest-dalai-lama-from-border-area-despite-china-protest-206594/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Indian PM says won&#8217;t bar &#8216;honored guest&#8217; Dalai Lama from border area despite China protest</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tibetan spokesman says Dalai Lama to visit Indian state despite Chinese claim to the area</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DHARMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama is going ahead with a scheduled visit to India&#8217;s remote northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh next month, ignoring protests by China, which claims the region as its territory, a spokesman said Thursday.

The Tibetan spiritual leader will visit the Tawang Buddhist monastery in the state bordering China on Nov. 8, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tibetan-spokesman-says-dalai-lama-to-visit-indian-state-despite-chinese-claim-to-the-area-203711/" title="Tibetan spokesman says Dalai Lama to visit Indian state despite Chinese claim to the area">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Tibet receives record number of tourists in 2009 despite travel bans after last year&#8217;s riots</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Tibet received a record 4.75 million tourists in the first nine months of this year, state media reported Wednesday, marking a rebound from ethnic rioting and security clampdowns last year that shut the Himalayan region to travelers.

Tourism revenue reached almost 4 billion yuan ($580 million), the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/tibet-receives-record-number-of-tourists-in-2009-despite-travel-bans-after-last-years-riots-195660/">Tibet receives record number of tourists in 2009 despite travel bans after last year&#8217;s riots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>After meeting with Dalai Lama, New Mexico Gov. Richardson says spirit of Tibetans is &#8217;strong&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said after a meeting with the Dalai Lama on Friday that he believes there&#8217;s a way for Tibetans to have &#8220;genuine autonomy.&#8221;

The governor also said he and Tibet&#8217;s exiled spiritual leader agreed the United States and other countries should continue pressing for a negotiated settlement for Tibet ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/after-meeting-with-dalai-lama-new-mexico-gov-richardson-says-spirit-of-tibetans-is-strong-192232/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : After meeting with Dalai Lama, New Mexico Gov. Richardson says spirit of Tibetans is &#8217;strong&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China tells US to back off on Tibet after Washington honors Dalai Lama</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:48:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China accused the United States on Friday of meddling in its domestic affairs after American lawmakers recognized the Dalai Lama with an award for his efforts to improve human rights.

The U.S. Congress presented the award, which was in honor of the late U.S. human rights activist Tom Lantos, to the exiled Tibetan spiritual .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-tells-us-to-back-off-on-tibet-after-washington-honors-dalai-lama-191631/">China tells US to back off on Tibet after Washington honors Dalai Lama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>IOC congratulates itself for awarding the 2008 Olympics to Beijing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COPENHAGEN — Despite criticism from human rights campaigners, the International Olympic Committee gave itself a big pat on the back Wednesday for awarding the 2008 Games to Beijing.

In a report to the IOC, the committee&#8217;s chief evaluator and coordinator for the 2008 Olympics insisted that the games produced &#8220;lasting legacies&#8221; for Beijing and its people.
&#8220;I .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ioc-congratulates-itself-for-awarding-the-2008-olympics-to-beijing-189330/">Source &nbsp;: IOC congratulates itself for awarding the 2008 Olympics to Beijing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama and Obama will not meet this week as monk receives rights award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Lawmakers honored the Dalai Lama with a human rights award Tuesday even as President Barack Obama faced harsh criticism for delaying a meeting with the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader.

The Dalai Lama and Obama will not meet until after Obama visits Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing in November. China reviles the Dalai .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-and-obama-will-not-meet-this-week-as-monk-receives-rights-award-188533/">Dalai Lama and Obama will not meet this week as monk receives rights award</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama and Obama won&#8217;t meet this week as monk receives rights award</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:07:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Powerful U.S. lawmakers honored the Dalai Lama with a human rights award Tuesday even as President Barack Obama faced harsh criticism for delaying a meeting with the exiled Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader.

The Dalai Lama and Obama will not meet until after Obama visits Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing in November. China reviles .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-and-obama-wont-meet-this-week-as-monk-receives-rights-award-188405/" title="Dalai Lama and Obama won&#8217;t meet this week as monk receives rights award">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama and Obama postpone meeting during Tibetan monk&#8217;s visit to Washington</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A decision by Barack Obama to postpone his first meeting as president with the Dalai Lama is overshadowing a visit to Washington this week by the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet&#8217;s Buddhists.

The Dalai Lama arrived Monday in Washington and will be received by prominent lawmakers and the U.S. coordinator for Tibet. But the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-and-obama-postpone-meeting-during-tibetan-monks-visit-to-washington-187900/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Dalai Lama and Obama postpone meeting during Tibetan monk&#8217;s visit to Washington</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>With tanks, troops and kitsch, China celebrates 60 years of communist rule and its new power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communist China marks 60 years with tanks, kitsch
BEIJING — Jets, tanks and missile-toting trucks thundered through Beijing on Thursday in a show of military muscle to celebrate six decades of communist rule and China&#8217;s transformation from a war-battered regional player into global economic superpower.

Most people in the capital could only watch the elaborate ceremony for .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/with-tanks-troops-and-kitsch-china-celebrates-60-years-of-communist-rule-and-its-new-power-183822/">With tanks, troops and kitsch, China celebrates 60 years of communist rule and its new power</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Empire State Building lit with Chinese colors, drawing protests from Communist state&#8217;s critics</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Red and yellow lights shone from the top of the Empire State Building at dusk Wednesday, a tribute to communist China&#8217;s 60th anniversary that protesters labeled &#8220;blatant approval&#8221; of totalitarianism and criticized as inappropriate for an icon in the land of the free.

The building is routinely lit with different colors to mark .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/empire-state-building-lit-with-chinese-colors-drawing-protests-from-communist-states-critics-183305/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Empire State Building lit with Chinese colors, drawing protests from Communist state&#8217;s critics</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese official denies reported ban on foreign visitors in Tibet during sensitive anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 11:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A Chinese official on Thursday denied reports that Tibet will be closed to foreign visitors over the sensitive Oct. 1 national day period.

Liao Yisheng, spokesman for the Tibet Tourist Administration, told The Associated Press that foreigners are permitted to visit as members of tour groups, but not individually.
He also said authorities had advised .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-official-denies-reported-ban-on-foreign-visitors-in-tibet-during-sensitive-anniversary-177450/">Chinese official denies reported ban on foreign visitors in Tibet during sensitive anniversary</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says he&#8217;ll visit China in November, says he&#8217;s committed to cooperative relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao brushed aside their countries&#8217; differences Tuesday, offering instead diplomatic assurances and pledging to strengthen an increasingly intertwined relationship.

The leaders did not mention the latest point of tension in their countries&#8217; ties during public comments before their meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-hell-visit-china-in-november-says-hes-committed-to-cooperative-relationship-175658/" title="Obama says he&#8217;ll visit China in November, says he&#8217;s committed to cooperative relationship">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Armed soldiers patrol Beijing, Tibet shuts to foreigners as China prepares for anniversary</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China has closed Tibet to foreign tourists and deployed soldiers armed with machine guns in the streets of Beijing — part of a raft of stringent security measures ahead of the 60th anniversary of communist rule. Even kite-flying has been banned in the capital.

Although the Oct. 1 commemorations, including a massive military review ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/armed-soldiers-patrol-beijing-tibet-shuts-to-foreigners-as-china-prepares-for-anniversary-175406/" title="Armed soldiers patrol Beijing, Tibet shuts to foreigners as China prepares for anniversary">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China bans foreign tourists from Tibet ahead of Beijing celebrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Sanderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China has banned foreign tourists from traveling to Tibet ahead of a parade in the capital to mark 60 years of Communist rule, an official said Tuesday, amid stepped-up security across the country to ensure nothing mars the celebrations.

Tan Lin, an official with the business administration office at the Tourism Bureau of Tibet, .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-bans-foreign-tourists-from-tibet-ahead-of-beijing-celebrations-174845/">China bans foreign tourists from Tibet ahead of Beijing celebrations</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China opposes Obama aides meeting Dalai Lama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:14:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Wong</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China criticized a meeting between aides of President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, saying Tuesday it opposed any such engagements with the Tibetan spiritual leader, but stopping short of threatening a response.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said Beijing firmly opposed any foreign officials meeting with the Dalai Lama, whom China claims is .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-opposes-obama-aides-meeting-dalai-lama-ahead-of-spiritual-leaders-trip-to-us-168802/">China opposes Obama aides meeting Dalai Lama</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama meets US officials ahead of his visit to United States, spokesman says</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashwini Bhatia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DHARMSALA, India — A top adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama met Monday with the Dalai Lama and briefed him about the Obama administration&#8217;s approach to Tibet, the Dalai Lama&#8217;s office said in a statement.

Valerie Jarrett was accompanied by U.S. State Department Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, the statement said.
Jarrett met the .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-meets-us-officials-ahead-of-his-visit-to-united-states-spokesman-says-167766/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama receives international award for his peaceful promotion of human rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The Dalai Lama received an international award on Wednesday for his promotion of human rights and his leadership in the nonviolent campaign by Tibetans seeking autonomy from China.

After receiving Slovakia&#8217;s Jan Langos award at a theater in Bratislava, the Dalai Lama said he considers the prize &#8220;new encouragement&#8221; for his efforts to .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-receives-international-award-for-his-peaceful-promotion-of-human-rights-163589/">Dalai Lama receives international award for his peaceful promotion of human rights</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama calls on Taiwan to safeguard democracy on visit to typhoon victims that irks China</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Enav</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SHIAO LIN, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama exhorted Taiwan on Monday to safeguard its democracy, interspersing prayers for the victims of Typhoon Morakot with a challenge to Communist China.

The call from the Tibetan spiritual leader appeared to contradict assurances that his five-day visit to comfort the victims of the worst storm to hit the island .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-calls-on-taiwan-to-safeguard-democracy-on-visit-to-typhoon-victims-that-irks-china-155422/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Taiwanese police scuffle with demonstrators opposed to Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to the island</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAOYUAN, Taiwan — Police have scuffled with demonstrators protesting the the Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to Taiwan.

Approximately 50 supporters of Taiwanese unification with China hurled insults at the Dalai Lama as he arrived at a suburban Taipei train station Sunday at the beginning of a five day visit to console victims of Typhoon Morakot.
The demonstrators, waving ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/taiwanese-police-scuffle-with-demonstrators-opposed-to-dalai-lamas-visit-to-the-island-154437/" title="Taiwanese police scuffle with demonstrators opposed to Dalai Lama&#8217;s visit to the island">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama has arrived in Taiwan to comfort the island&#8217;s storm victims in a trip that has drawn China&#8217;s ire.

The Tibetan spiritual leader smiled as he greeted Buddhist followers and supporters at the Taoyuan International Airport on Sunday night.
Before his departure, he told reporters in India that he had a moral .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-arrives-in-taiwan-for-controversial-visit-to-comfort-storm-victims-154418/" title="Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan for controversial visit to comfort storm victims">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama visit spurs controversy in Taiwan, casts shadow over efforts to improve China ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annie Huang</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — Many Taiwanese support the visit of the Dalai Lama to comfort survivors of a devastating typhoon, according to a poll released Friday, but some criticized it as political maneuvering and others said they wished more attention would be paid to recovery efforts.

On Thursday, President Ma Ying-jeou announced he had approved the visit .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-visit-spurs-controversy-in-taiwan-casts-shadow-over-efforts-to-improve-china-ties-152304/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China denounces Taiwan visit by Dalai Lama, casting shadow over relations with island</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Enav</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAIPEI, Taiwan — China has denounced Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou&#8217;s decision to allow the Dalai Lama to visit the self-ruled island, casting a shadow over rapidly improving relations between Taipei and Beijing.

However, Beijing appeared to stop short of deliberately undermining Ma&#8217;s stature and jeopardizing the budding ties across the 100-mile (160-kilometer) -wide Taiwan Strait.
Ma&#8217;s Thursday  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-denounces-taiwan-visit-by-dalai-lama-casting-shadow-over-relations-with-island-151406/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China completes renovation of Tibet&#8217;s Potala Palace, once home to the Dalai Lamas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Henry Sanderson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China has completed a seven-year renovation of Tibet&#8217;s Potala Palace — home to the Dalai Lamas until the region&#8217;s current spiritual leader fled during an aborted uprising against Communist rule 50 years ago.

China says the project is part of its plan to promote Tibetan culture and language in the region as it develops ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-completes-renovation-of-tibets-potala-palace-once-home-to-the-dalai-lamas-148001/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : China completes renovation of Tibet&#8217;s Potala Palace, once home to the Dalai Lamas</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rights group reports 8 Tibetans sentenced in China over March attack on police station</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — A group of Tibetan Buddhist monks and lay people have been sentenced to up to seven years in prison over a March attack on a police station in western China, a Tibetan human rights monitoring group said.

The eight were sentenced Thursday by a court in Qinghai province&#8217;s Machen county, according to a report ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/rights-group-reports-8-tibetans-sentenced-in-china-over-march-attack-on-police-station-142304/">Original article on  : Rights group reports 8 Tibetans sentenced in China over March attack on police station</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China&#8217;s military launches war games testing ability to deploy troops at long distances</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-military-launches-war-games-testing-ability-to-deploy-troops-at-long-distances-136373/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Bodeen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — China&#8217;s military launched war games Tuesday aimed at deploying forces at long distances, reflecting moves to ensure security in the restive western regions of Tibet and Xinjiang.

The exercises will send 50,000 armored troops — the People&#8217;s Liberation Army&#8217;s &#8220;largest-ever tactical military exercise&#8221; — to unfamiliar areas far from their bases for two months ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinas-military-launches-war-games-testing-ability-to-deploy-troops-at-long-distances-136373/">Read : China&#8217;s military launches war games testing ability to deploy troops at long distances</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>One year later, Olympics boost China&#8217;s confidence though international standing little changed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gillian Wong</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — Thousands of them visit the massive, empty building every day, making a connection with their nation&#8217;s triumph.

They are people like businessman Sun Haijing, his wife and 6-year-old daughter. Decked out in matching pink polo shirts, they clasped a replica of the Beijing Olympic torch and mugged for photos recently in the Bird&#8217;s Nest, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/one-year-later-olympics-boost-chinas-confidence-though-international-standing-little-changed-131797/" title="One year later, Olympics boost China&#8217;s confidence though international standing little changed">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama encouraged by growing support from Chinese people, intellectuals for Tibetan cause</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eliane Engeler</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Dalai Lama said Tuesday that an estimated 4,000 people who were imprisoned during anti-Chinese riots in Tibet last year remain in custody, and he called for an international investigation of the violence.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said he remains encouraged by the growing solidarity and support Chinese people and intellectuals are .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-encouraged-by-growing-support-from-chinese-people-intellectuals-for-tibetan-cause-130608/">Dalai Lama encouraged by growing support from Chinese people, intellectuals for Tibetan cause</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam&#8217;s tussle with a Zen master raises questions about religious freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Stocking</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HANOI, Vietnam — Communist Vietnam&#8217;s sometimes edgy relationship with religious freedom is being tested in a dispute over a monastery inhabited by disciples of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the world&#8217;s most famous Zen masters.

For four years, the Buddhist monks and nuns at Bat Nha monastery in central Vietnam have been quietly meditating and studying ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vietnams-tussle-with-a-zen-master-raises-questions-about-religious-freedom-127700/">Vietnam&#8217;s tussle with a Zen master raises questions about religious freedom</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Dalai Lama named honorary citizen of Warsaw in recognition of campaign for Tibet&#8217;s autonomy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[DHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, was Wednesday made an honorary citizen of the Polish capital Warsaw, his aides said here.

&#8220;His Holiness (the Dalai Lama) was named an honorary citizen of Warsaw in a ceremony at the Royal Castle there Wednesday. He got the recognition for his campaign for Tibet&#8217;s autonomy,&#8221; Tenzin Taklha, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/dalai-lama-named-honorary-citizen-of-warsaw-in-recognition-of-campaign-for-tibets-autonomy-123877/">Source &nbsp;: Dalai Lama named honorary citizen of Warsaw in recognition of campaign for Tibet&#8217;s autonomy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China takes new tack with foreign media on Xinjiang unrest, hoping to get its message out</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 03:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tini Tran</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — When riots broke out in the restive west this week, China took a different tack with foreign journalists: Instead of being barred, reporters were invited on an official tour of Xinjiang&#8217;s capital.

The approach, a stark reversal from last year&#8217;s handling of Tibetan unrest, suggests Chinese authorities have learned that providing access to information ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-takes-new-tack-with-foreign-media-on-xinjiang-unrest-hoping-to-get-its-message-out-103437/">China takes new tack with foreign media on Xinjiang unrest, hoping to get its message out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hundreds of Han Chinese armed with clubs march through Xinjiang capital</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[URUMQI, China — Police fired tear gas Tuesday to try to restore order as hundreds of Han Chinese armed with clubs marched through the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi, smashing shops and knocking over food stalls run by Muslims.

The city, where rioting and ethnic clashes killed 156 people two days ago, was extremely tense, with security .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hundreds-of-han-chinese-armed-with-clubs-march-through-xinjiang-capital-101458/">Hundreds of Han Chinese armed with clubs march through Xinjiang capital</a>.]]></description>
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