Dalai Lama cancels South Africa trip amid visa row
Johannesburg (AFP) Sept 04, 2014 - The Dalai Lama has cancelled a trip to South Africa for a summit of Nobel peace laureates, an aide said Thursday, reporting that Pretoria had denied him a visa in a bid to avoid angering China. The government "conveyed by phone to me they will not be able to grant the visa for the reason that it would disturb relations between China and South Africa," Nangsa Choedon told AFP. The apparen ... more
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