German rift over Dalai Lama visit

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Series Details 20.5.08
Publication Date 20/05/2008
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Splits on key foreign policy issues that have dogged Germany’s uneasy grand coalition government came once again to the fore on 19 May 2008 – this time over the visit of the Dalai Lama to Germany in the context of the dispute between China and its disputed region.

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BBC News, 20.5.08: Dalai Lama starts tour in London http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7408799.stm
BBC News, 19.5.08: Dalai Lama meets German minister http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7408728.stm
Deutsche Welle, 19.5.08: German Foundation Celebrates 50th Birthday with Controversy http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3346687,00.html
Deutsche Welle, 19.5.08: German Minister Meets Dalai Lama Amid Protests http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3345693,00.html

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