China warns Dutch Parliament not to welcome Dalai Lama
Phayul[Thursday, April 16, 2009 18:37]
Dharamsala, April 16: China is warning Dutch MPs not to invite the Dalai Lama to visit parliament when he comes to the Netherlands on June 4 and 5, according to a Dutch media report.
The government in Beijing has already made it clear it disapproves of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s Dutch trip, Radio Netherland reported Thursday.
The report said the Chinese ambassador in The Hague has now officially written to the country’s parliament objecting to the Dalai Lama being received by the speaker, Gerdi Verbeet, and other MPs. The letter says the move would not be conducive to good relations “in this time of economic crisis”, the report added.
China sent military troops to occupy Tibet in 1950 and, nine years later, the Dalai Lama fled to India. The exiled Tibetan leader is now seeking a meaningful autonomy for Tibet within the constitutional framework of the People’s Republic of China.
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