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Mr McCaul, the Republican representative, said the delegation had overcome intimidation from China to meet with the Dalai Lama, the leader in exile in India since the 1960s, as he underlined the ...
Formal talks between China and the Dalai Lama, who fled to India in 1959 after a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, and his representatives have been stalled since 2010. "With regard to ...
For example, China has used threats and pressure to force countries to scale back relations with Taiwan or interactions with the Dalai Lama.” “China also tries to influence domestic policies ...
When the fighting spread to Lhasa in March 1959, the Dalai Lama left Lhasa on March 17 with an entourage of twenty, including six Cabinet ministers, and fled Tibet. [85] Both the Dalai Lama and the PRC government in Tibet subsequently repudiated the 17 Point Agreement, and the PRC government in Tibet dissolved the Tibetan Local Government. [17]
The 1959 Tibetan Rebellion and the 14th Dalai Lama's arrival in neighboring India made the security of Bhutan's border with China a necessity for Bhutan. [ 4 ] [ 7 ] An estimated 6,000 Tibetans fled to Bhutan and were granted asylum , although Bhutan subsequently closed its border to China, fearing more refugees to come.
The Dalai Lama and his entourage crossed the McMahon line, which marked the border between India and China, on 31 March. [20] The same day, Nehru made an announcement in the Indian Parliament, that the Dalai Lama should be treated with respect. [21] The Tibetan Government in Exile was allowed to set up its headquarters in Dharamshala. [22]
DHARAMSALA, India (Reuters) -A group of U.S. lawmakers who met the Dalai Lama in India on Wednesday said they would not allow China to influence the choice of his successor, comments expected to ...
The view of the current Dalai Lama in 1989 was as follows: During the 5th Dalai Lama's time [1617–1682], I think it was quite evident that we were a separate sovereign nation with no problems. The 6th Dalai Lama [1683–1706] was spiritually pre-eminent, but politically, he was weak and uninterested. He could not follow the 5th Dalai Lama's path.