What Tibetan Protests Mean for China, Dalai Lama

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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
04-15-2008
What Tibetan Protests Mean for China, Dalai Lama

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STEVE INSKEEP, host:

The Olympic torch arrives this week in India, and more protests against China's crackdown in Tibet are likely to follow. India shares a border with Tibet, and it's home to about 100,000 Tibetan exiles, including the Dalai Lama and his government in exile.

RENEE MONTAGNE, host:

This week, the Tibetan spiritual and political leader is in the U.S. Yesterday on this program, the Dalai Lama renewed his call for greater autonomy for ...

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