Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Apollo Chen (陳學聖) yesterday urged President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) to issue a visa to the Dalai Lama so the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader could visit before Ma’s term ends in May. “The Dalai Lama visited Taiwan in 1997, 2001 and 2009. However, ever since his 2009 trip, the Ma administration has repeatedly denied a visa to the Dalai Lama because of China,” Chen said in a statement. He said he has...
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