Merkel and Dalai Lama rile China
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel angers China with a planned meeting with the Dalai Lama in Berlin.
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A government advisory panel on religious freedom denounced on Friday new regulations issued by China that appear aimed at undermining the Dalai Lama, exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists.
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Tibet's top government official defended Chinese rule in the Himalayan region on Wednesday and dismissed calls by a veteran Tibetan Communist to allow the Dalai Lama to return home.
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Tibet's second-holiest monk, the Panchen Lama, has visited Lhasa on a rare trip to the Himalayan region by the living Buddha, whose selection in 1995 was marred by controversy after the exiled Dalai Lama chose another boy.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is  expected to push for tougher global action against climate  change and ending human rights abuses in Darfur in meetings  with top Chinese officials on Monday.
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The Dalai Lama&#39;s frequent high-profile foreign tours this year show China&#39;s enduring attempts to isolate the Tibetan spiritual leader and ruin his image have had little impact, observers said.
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President Bush said this morning that he does not expect his open embrace of the Dalai Lama to imperil relations between the United States and China, despite strong protests from Chinese leaders against the honors being bestowed upon the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader.
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In a blast of harsh rhetoric, China lashed out Thursday at the Dalai Lama and critics of Beijing's support for Sudan
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China sent a warning to Japan not to issue a visa to Tibet&#39;s exiled leader the Dalai Lama, who is planning to visit Japan in April, China&#39;s Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said.
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Tibet's second-holiest monk, the Panchen  Lama, has visited Lhasa on a rare trip to the Himalayan region  by the living Buddha, whose selection in 1995 was marred by  controversy after the exiled Dalai Lama chose another boy.
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Tibet's top government official defended Chinese rule in the Himalayan region on Wednesday and dismissed calls by a veteran Tibetan Communist for the Dalai Lama to return home.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged China on Monday to do more to halt climate change, prompting the response that the developed West has been polluting the skies for much longer than the newly developing Chinese.
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The chances of Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama returning to the Chinese-ruled territory are slim, the chairman of the Himalayan region said on Thursday, accusing him of still promoting Tibetan independence.
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The Dalai Lama's special envoy has  arrived in China for talks on the exiled spiritual leader's  aspirations for Tibetan autonomy, the third such visit in three  years, officials in Washington said on Tuesday.
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The Dalai Lama warned nations on Tuesday not to try to contain China's economic and military emergence, but urged countries like Australia to use their trading clout to pressure Beijing on human rights.
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The Dalai Lama's special envoy has arrived in China for talks on the exiled spiritual leader's aspirations for Tibetan autonomy, the third such visit in three years, officials in Washington said on Tuesday.
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The Buddhist faithful in southern Russia busily prepared for a visit by the Dalai Lama, after Moscow had reportedly decided to finally issue a visa to Tibet's spiritual leader over fierce Chinese objections.