Why China is blocking Dalai Lama’s Sri Lanka visit

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Leading Sri Lankan Buddhist leader Waskaduwe Mahindawansa went on television to state that the Chinese had pressured the Sri Lankan government to prevent the visit The Sri Lankans have been trying to have the Dalai Lama visit since January 2023 The—70 per cent plus Buddhist—Sinhala population of Sri Lanka fervently wants to welcome the 87-year-old Dalai Lama into their country at the earliest. A group of Sri Lankan Buddhist monks who met the Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya in 2022 invited him to come. Dalai Lama is revered by his direct followers and other Buddhist sects as the 14th reincarnation...