China angered by Dalai Lama's India visit

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Updated November 9, 2009 13:01:39

China has long tried to rally support for its policy in Tibet, by discouraging countries from hosting the Dalai Lama.

Tibet's spiritual leader is in northeast India to visit a remote, high-altitude Tibetan monastery on a trip that has infuriated China. The Dalai Lama has lived in exile in India for fifty years, and thousands of Buddhists gave him a rousing welcome, as he landed by helicopter near the Tawang monastery, in Arunachal Pradesh. Sandwiched between Burma, Bhutan and Tibet, the lush, forested state of Arunachal is governed by India but claimed by China. Beijing says the visit was a provocation and will harm relations between China and India.

Presenter: Claudette Werden
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