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Defying China, Dalai Lama visits Indian town near border

Nov. 9, 2009
The Dalai Lama and thousands of pilgrims gather for five days of prayer in the monastery town of Tawang, near Tibet. The visit to a disputed region tests Sino-Indian ties. Ignoring Chinese protests, the Dalai Lama traveled Sunday to a remote town in northeastern India near China's Tibetan border...
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