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Tenzin Nyidon
DHARAMSHALA, July 8: China has lodged a formal protest against India following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public birthday greeting to the Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, on the occasion of his 90th birthday. The move has drawn sharp criticism from Beijing, which demanded that India “fully understand” its sensitivities regarding Tibet-related issues.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, during a press briefing on Monday, reiterated China’s long standing stance, referring to the Tibetan spiritual leader as a “political exile” who has “long been engaged in separatist activities under the guise of religion.”
Mao insisted that India should recognize the Dalai Lama’s so-called “anti-China separatist nature” and “honour the commitments it ...
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