Chinese government calls Dalai Lama 'a liar'

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Updated March 11, 2009 12:09:41

There has been a vitriolic war of words between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama with the Tibetan spiritual leader saying his homeland has become a "hell on earth" and, last night, the Chinese Government called him a liar.

Presenter: Stephen McDonell
Speakers Ma Zhaoxu, China's Government spokesman

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