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Dalai Lama saddened by China quake ... China as host of the Summer Olympics. The Tibetan spiritual leader is spending most of the duration of the Beijing Olympics in France, with only one political event on his schedule. A closed-door meeting with French lawmakers is planned for Wednesday. A meeting with President Nicolas Sarkozy was dropped after Beijing warned Sarkozy of "serious consequences" if he met him. China accuses the Dalai Lama of stirring up unrest in Tibet. Sarkozy is trying to repair ties with China, damaged by his initial threat to boycott the opening of the Olympics and a series of pro-Tibet protests as the torch passed through the French capital.
(Deutsche Welle)
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