Norway’s Leaders Snub Dalai Lama in Deference to China

NY Times - The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader in exile, began a visit to Norway on Wednesday to commemorate the Nobel Peace Prize he received there 25 years ago, but the trip was overshadowed by an uproar over the government’s refusal to meet with him in deference to an increasingly assertive China, which considers the Dalai Lama an unrepentant separatist.

It was the first time that top officials in Norway, which has historically portrayed itself as a bastion of political tolerance, had snubbed the Dalai Lama.  Read more.