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China says 'door open' for Dalai Lama's return
Beijing (AFP) May 19, 2011
China's top Tibetan official said Thursday "the door was open" for the return of the exiled Dalai Lama, but repeated its charge that the spiritual leader was a separatist bent on Tibetan independence. In China's first high-level comment since the Dalai Lama retired in March as head of Tibet's government-in-exile, Padma Choling said the spiritual figure was welcome to return to Tibet as long as he ended his separatist activities. "If he wants to come back, the door to China is always open," Choli ... read more

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Beijing brushes aside new Tibetan leader
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India designing reusable spacecraft
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India's new satellite beams high quality images
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