Taiwan irks China over Dalai Lama
Tibet's spiritual leader set to visit typhoon victims; Beijing objects
Posted: August 28, 2009 at 3:34 a.m.
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou shakes hands with soldiers working Thursday in the village of Hsinkai, which saw flooding and mudslides when Typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan.
China on Thursday denounced Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou's decision to allow the Dalai Lama to visit the self-ruled island, casting a shadow over rapidly improving relations between Taipei and Beijing.
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