Dalai Lama wraps up Taiwan visitSeptember 4th, 2009 TAIPEI - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama ended his sensitive Taiwan visit Friday, leaving Taipei to mend the damage to relations with Beijing caused by his visit. Hundreds of Tibetans and Taiwan disciples saw off the Dalai Lama at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei, and hundreds more waited for him at Taoyuan International Airport outside Taipei.
Dalai Lama wraps up sensitive Taiwan visitSeptember 3rd, 2009 TAIPEI - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, ended his sensitive Taiwan visit Friday, leaving Taipei to mend the damage to its relations with Beijing from his visit. Hundreds of Tibetans and Taiwan disciples saw off the Dalai Lama at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei, and hundreds more waited for him at the Taoyuan International Airport outside Taipei.
Dalai Lama leads prayers for Taiwan typhoon victims; China relatively measured in responseSeptember 1st, 2009 Dalai Lama leads prayers for Taiwan storm victimsKAOHSIUNG, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama led thousands of Taiwanese in a colorful prayer service for the survivors of Typhoon Morakot on Tuesday during a visit that has provoked an irritated but relatively measured response from China. While Beijing canceled an event meant to highlight improving relations between the sides and scrapped at least two planned exchanges, analysts said the mainland mostly appeared eager to protect the gains made during Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's 15-month-old administration.
Taiwan party spokesman says China cancels exchanges after Dalai Lama visitSeptember 1st, 2009 Taiwan politician: China has canceled exchangesTAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwanese party spokeswoman says China has cancelled or postponed several visits and exchanges with Taiwan, likely to show its anger over the Dalai Lama's visit to the island. Chen Shu-rong of the ruling Nationalist Party says cancelled events include a visit by senior Shanghai Communist Party official Yang Xiaodu.
Dalai Lama holds prayers in Taiwan despite China protestSeptember 1st, 2009 KAOHSIUNG - The Dalai Lama led thousands of people at a public ceremony Tuesday in Taiwan in prayers for typhoon victims despite protests by China over his visit. He also met with the leader of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in a meeting that was certain to irritate China even more.
Taiwan seeks to assuage Chinese anger over Dalai Lama visitSeptember 1st, 2009 Taiwan seeks to smooth ruffled Chinese feathersTAIPEI, Taiwan — China has canceled or postponed several events meant to underscore improving relations with Taiwan, apparently to show anger over the Dalai Lama's visit to the island, Taiwan's governing party said Tuesday. The visit of the Tibetan spiritual leader — aimed at offering comfort to the victims of Typhoon Morakot — has created the most serious challenge for relations between the democratic island and the communist mainland since Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou took office 15 months ago on a platform of ending 60 years of hostility.
Dalai Lama arrives in Taiwan for controversial visit to comfort storm victimsAugust 30th, 2009 Dalai Lama in Taiwan to comfort storm victimsTAIPEI, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama has arrived in Taiwan to comfort the island's storm victims in a trip that has drawn China's ire. The Tibetan spiritual leader smiled as he greeted Buddhist followers and supporters at the Taoyuan International Airport on Sunday night.
Taiwan wants Dalai Lama to stay clear of politics during visit to avoid angering ChinaAugust 30th, 2009 Taiwan wants no politics during Dalai Lama's visitTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese officials said Sunday they hope the Dalai Lama would stay clear of politics to avoid angering China during his visit to comfort victims of the island's worst storm in 50 years. Although the Tibetan spiritual leader has traveled to Taiwan before, many fear his arrival late Sunday could hurt the island's improving relations with rival China — the signature issue in the 15-month-old administration of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou.
Dalai Lama says his visit to Taiwan is 'purely humanitarian' and not politicalAugust 30th, 2009 Dalai Lama says Taiwan visit is not politicalTAOYUAN, Taiwan — The Dalai Lama denied any political agenda as he began what he described as a "purely humanitarian" mission to comfort victims of Taiwan's worst storm, trying to calm fears that he would further anger China. Although the Tibetan spiritual leader has traveled to Taiwan before, many fear his visit could hurt the island's improving relations with rival China — the signature issue in the 15-month-old administration of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou.
Dalai Lama, Taiwan seem determined to steer clear of politics in visit starting SundayAugust 29th, 2009 Taiwan stresses no politics in Dalai Lama visitTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's president says he will not meet with the Dalai Lama when the Tibetan spiritual leader visits the island Sunday to comfort victims of the island's worst storm in half a century. All parties involved, including China and the Taiwanese opposition, have big stakes in what happens during the five-day visit.
Behind the scene: Dalai Lama's Taiwan visitAugust 28th, 2009 TAIPEI - Taiwan's decision to overlook an angry Beijing and invite the Dalai Lama to visit the victims of typhoon Morakot was aimed at pacifying the wrath of southern Taiwanese, the Christian Science Monitor reports. In December, President Ma Ying-jeou had said that "the timing wasn't appropriate" for Tibetan spiritual leader's visit to Taiwan.
Taiwan agrees to Dalai Lama's visit to comfort diaster victims, risking China's ireAugust 27th, 2009 Taiwan's government OKs Dalai Lama to visit TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese President Ma Ying jeou says his government has agreed to a visit by the Dalai Lama to comfort survivors of a devastating typhoon. Such a visit is likely to anger China, which considers the Buddhist spiritual leader a "splittist" for promoting Tibetan autonomy.
China 'resolutely opposes' decision by Taiwan's president to allow the Dalai Lama to visitAugust 27th, 2009 China opposes Taiwan decision to invite Dalai LamaBEIJING — China said Thursday that it "resolutely opposes" a decision by Taiwan's president to allow the Dalai Lama to visit the island. A spokesman for the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office said a visit by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, "in whatever form and capacity," would be condemned by China, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Taiwan officials say Dalai Lama to visit the island this month, risking Chinese angerAugust 26th, 2009 Taiwan officials: Dalai Lama to visit this monthTAIPEI, Taiwan — A group of Taiwan officials said Wednesday the Dalai Lama has accepted their invitation to visit this month, presenting the island's China-friendly president with an embarrassing political dilemma. A joint statement by leaders from seven municipalities recently hit by deadly Typhoon Morakot said the Tibetan spiritual leader planned to be in Taiwan from Aug.
Big B, Abhishek in French director's film?May 18th, 2009 CANNES - French director Jan Kounen, whose latest film will be screened on the closing night of the 62nd Cannes Film Festival, is headed to India for his next project that may star Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan in the main leads. Paris-based Manuel de la Roche, the producer of the proposed film, 'The Secret History of the Dalai Lamas', has Amitabh and Abhishek on his wish list and hopes to pull off a casting coup.
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