“It is my belief that whereas the twentieth century has been a century of war and untold suffering, the twenty-first century should be one of peace and dialogue. As the continued advances in information technology make our world a truly global village, I believe there will come a time when war and armed conflict will be considered an outdated and obsolete method of settling differences among nations and communities.” Dalai Lama

“China is strongly resentful of and resolutely opposes the US Congressional Gold Medal award and has made solemn representations to the US side.  We seriously urged the US side to correct such wrong doing and stop interfering in China’s domestic affairs in any forms. The words and deeds of the Dalai Lama show that he is a political refugee engaging in separating the country in the name of religion”

Xinhua