Dalai Lama China

What The Dalai Lama Should Do Now

Stephan Talty | Posted 03.31.2012

Stephan Talty

The Dalai Lama is fast running out of time. The leader of Tibet has repeatedly said that he will return to Lhasa again to walk the streets he knew as a boy. But every year that passes, there is less and less chance that it will.

Chinese Website Accuses Dalai Lama of 'Nazi' Policies

AP | SCOTT McDONALD | Posted 05.24.2012

BEIJING — A state-run Chinese website has launched a bitter attack on the Dalai Lama, accusing the exiled Buddhist leader of "Nazi" racial polic...

Dalai Lama: China's 'Ruthless Policy' Caused Monks To Set Themselves On Fire

AP | Posted 12.29.2011

TOKYO -- Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, pointed to what he called China's "ruthless policy" as prompting the recent deaths of Tibetan...

Dalai Lama Does Not Expect To Get A Visa, Cancels South Africa Trip

AP | DONNA BRYSON | Posted 12.04.2011

JOHANNESBURG — Retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an anti-apartheid hero often described as South Africa's conscience, slammed the ANC-led governm...

China Calls On Obama To Cancel Dalai Lama Meeting

AP | Posted 09.14.2011

BEIJING — China has called on the U.S. to withdraw an invitation for the Dalai Lama to meet with President Barack Obama at the White House, sayi...

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Dalai Lama Hosts Massive Peace Festival In Washington, D.C.

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 09.05.2011

As the Dalai Lama celebrated his 76th birthday Wednesday, he didn't do it from his home in the Himalayan hills. Instead, there was an elaborate parade...

Dalai Lama To Give Up Ceremonial Duties

AP | ASHOK SHARMA | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama wants to give up his lesser known role as the ceremonial leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, an aide said Tues...

Dalai Lama Tweets To Chinese Citizens About Tibet

AP | CARA ANNA | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — The Dalai Lama tried to hold a rare direct conversation with people inside China on Friday, answering questions live on Twitter about ...

Dalai Lama: China Aims To Annihilate Buddhism

AP | ASHWINI BHATIA | Posted 05.25.2011

DHARMSALA, India — The Dalai Lama lashed out at China on Wednesday, accusing it of trying to "annihilate Buddhism" in Tibet and rebuffing all hi...

Obama and the Dalai Lama: Image vs. Reality

Rebecca Novick | Posted 05.25.2011

Rebecca Novick

After snubbing him during his Washington DC visit last October, President Obama finally met with the Dalai Lama on February 18th this year.

Dalai Lama Pleased With Obama Talks

Posted 05.25.2011

(AP) WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama welcomed the Dalai Lama for closely-watched White House talks Thursday, risking fallout in China over t...

Dalai Lama-Obama Meeting Will Be Closely Watched By China

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN and FOSTER KLUG | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House on Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan peopl...

Whole Child International Hosting The Dalai Lama For Children's Issues

Posted 05.25.2011

After Karen Gordon's divorce in 2003, she used the $1 million settlement to start her own nonprofit organization, Whole Child International. While rai...

China Urges US To Cancel Meeting With Dalai Lama

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — China urged the United States on Friday to immediately cancel plans for President Barack Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama next week, ...

China: Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting Would Harm Bilateral Relations

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — Any meeting between President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would harm bilateral relations, China warned Tuesday while repeating Bei...

China Refuses To Discuss Tibet Independence

AP | GILLIAN WONG | Posted 05.25.2011

BEIJING — China warned President Barack Obama on Tuesday not to meet the Dalai Lama, saying any such meeting would harm bilateral relations. An...

A Missed Opportunity: Human Rights in Asia

Jack Healey | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Healey

Our president is afraid of being seen in public shaking the hand of the Dalai Lama. Publicly acknowledging the Dalai Lama's cause would be type of change I hoped to see when I gave money to Obama's campaign.

Dalai Lama: Obama Not Soft On China

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW DELHI — The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader...

Dalai Lama India Visit Angers China (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

The Dalai Lama has visited a quiet frontier town in northeast India called Tawang, despite Chinese opposition. BBC explains how the region is hotly-c...

The Dalai Lama Proclaims Himself a Feminist: Day Two of Peace and Music in Memphis

Tamara Conniff | Posted 05.25.2011

Tamara Conniff

The Dalai Lama's powerful message is common sense. He does not preach religion. He preaches self-awareness and compassion.

Dalai Lama Pushes For Democracy In Typhoon-Hit Taiwan

AP | PETER ENAV | Posted 05.25.2011

SHIAO LIN, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama exhorted Taiwan on Monday to safeguard its democracy, interspersing prayers for the victims of Typhoon Morako...

Tibet Riots Due To Failed Chinese Government Policies: Report

Time | Posted 05.25.2011

A new report from a group of Chinese scholars has for the first time challenged China's official explanation that the deadly riots that broke out acro...

Talking with the Enemy

Matthew Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Matthew Weiner

While governments negotiate about negotiations and debate who they can talk to the world's preeminent Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, does things differently.

Dalai Lama 'Part Of Solution' For China: US

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

China should see the Dalai Lama as "part of the solution" on Tibet instead of trying to isolate him, US President Barack Obama's top Asia adviser said...

Political Football

Jonathan Richards | Posted 05.25.2011

Jonathan Richards

"Pressure from the Red Queen?" said Alice. "I'm sure I don't know what you mean. This is all about football!" ...