Monday, August 14, 2006

Beijing pledges 'a fight to the death' with Dalai Lama

Beijing pledges 'a fight to the death' with Dalai Lama - Times Online:
"China’s new top official in Tibet has embarked on a fierce campaign to crush loyalty to the exiled Dalai Lama and to extinguish religious beliefs among government officials.

Zhang Qingli, was appointed Communist Party secretary of the Tibetan Autonomous Region in May. An ally of Hu Jintao, China’s President, Mr Zhang, 55, has moved swiftly to tighten his grip over this deeply Buddhist region."

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