101. A visit to France by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is pastoral not political, French foreign ministry spokesman Jacques Rummelhardt said late Thursday. 102. After the prayers, the exiled Tibetan leader bowed on his knees three times before a large gold filigree throne with red cushions which had been imported from Nepal. 103. Although the president said he wanted to meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader and arrangements were being made, no official date for the meeting had been set. 104. Angry scuffles broke out Saturday between rival parties as the Tibetan leader arrived at Kaohsiung airport, with both sides chanting their slogans and waving banners. 105. Anderton and Foreign Affairs Minister Phil Goff met the Tibetan spiritual leader despite pressure from the Chinese government to ignore his visit. 106. Australian Prime Minister John Howard has said he may meet the Tibetan leader next week. 107. Australian Prime Minister John Howard went ahead with a meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday and got an immediate new warning of sanctions from China. 108. Away from the hard sell, Howard said he had discussed the tricky subject of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama with Zhu. 109. Beijing, which regards Taiwan as a renegade province and views the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader as a political foe, has bitterly criticized the visit. 110. Beijing on Thursday voiced indignation at the meeting between US President Bill Clinton and the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. |
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