41.   On Tuesday, the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, had visited Ngodup and the six hunger strikers in the hospital.

42.   On a recent visit to China, U.S. President Bill Clinton had urged Chinese President Jiang Zemin to open dialogue with the Tibetan spiritual leader.

43.   Otto Lambsdorff, a Free Democrat who heads the foundation, urged increased pressure on China to open talks with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.

44.   On the visit, the Tibetan spiritual leader is appealing to German officials to ask China for more autonomy for Tibet.

45.   President Clinton and other senior officials have also met with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.

46.   President Lee Teng-hui on Sunday renewed an invitation to the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, to visit the island.

47.   Supporters of the Dalai Lama have accused him of scheduling it in order to avoid meeting the Tibetan leader.

48.   Supporters of the Dalai Lama have accused Howard of scheduling his China trip to avoid meeting the Tibetan leader.

49.   South African President Nelson Mandela and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama sent messages.

50.   T.C. Tethong, a representative of the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, arrived and was shouted down by protesters accusing him of siding with the Indian government.