On Tuesday the Dalai Lama called on China to investigate why Tibetans are self-immolating and blamed the Communist party for viewing Buddhist culture as threatening. He is also encouraging foreign media and Japanese MPs to visit Tibet in order to ensure that what is happening doesn't go ignored. He was speaking to Japanese lawmakers and the head of the opposition party Shinzo Abe who is considered to be a top contender to become to next prime minister. The Dalai Lama's visit caused China to lodge a protest with Japan. A Foreign Ministry spokesman said "China is opposed to any country or individual providing a stage for his separatist moves." The spokesman also said that the Dalai Lama was taking Japan's side in the ongoing territorial dispute between China and Japan.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/dalai-lama-wants-thorough-probe-tibet-deaths
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