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The Dalia Lama is 73 this year ||  ||   || ||  ||   ||
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 * In 1933 the 13th Dalai Lama Died.The government has released little information about the protests in western China. || Chinese government believe that Tibet's economy would suffer if Tibet went independent again. || "China has given money to Tibet for schools and buildings." ||
 * When a Dalai Lama dies, people dress up and search for a new Dalia Lama who is a reincarnation of a previous Dalai Lama. If they think he may be the reincarnation of a previous Dalai Lama, then they ask if he was born on the day a previous Dalai Lama died. They then do some tests, if he passes them all then he becomes a candidate for the new Dalai Lama. || The masters in Tibet ignore the poor people. || In Tibetan regions, there was 6 million before the Chinese government now there is only 5 million. ||
 * If children in Tibet are lucky enough to grow up as many die of starvation. They will start work at a very young age. || Many government officials from around the world are re-thinking about going to the Olympics because of the human rights in China. || The oil in Tibet is worth twelve trillion dollars that is one of the reasons China wants Tibet. ||
 * On February 18th 1951 the present Dalai Lama signed and became the 14th Dalai Lama. || China came to control Tibet in the 18th century. But they didn't maintain authority for many years. || The Dalai Lama is a threat to the Chinese Government. ||
 * When some people were trying to kidnap the Dalai Lama. He escaped Lhasa at midnight on March 16th for India. He now lives in India in exile so he can't go back to Tibet and definitely not China unless he agrees to communism. || Some people say that there are spies everywhere in Tibet. ||  ||
 * In previous years, in China, people with mental diseases or contagious conditions would have been barred. || Some toys which have 'Made in China' on them may actually be made by tortured slaves in Tibet. ||  ||
 * The population of China in 2005 was 1.30756 billion. || People are so scared of the Chinese government that even if they are having trouble serving and a Chinese official asked them about their lives they will only have good things to say. ||  ||
 * Monks and heaps of other staged a protest on March the 16th. They climbed a hill behind the monastery where they burned incense in a traditional ritual called 'wei sang.' || Any Tibetans can be arrested for going against the Chinese Government. ||  ||
 * Dalai Lama has called for an end to violence in Tibetan regions. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * People want to boycott the Olympics because of human rights in China. As when the Olympics were given to China they promised that the human rights would improve by the games. ||  ||   ||
 * The Dalai Lama has said that he has been receiving phone calls and e-mails from Tibetans asking him not to stop them from continuing some agitation in Lhasa. ||  ||   ||
 * Prospects of a bleak future is driving hundreds of young Tietians overseas. ||  ||   ||
 * The Dalia Lama's real name is Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso.
 * The population of China is 1,303,701,000.Capital of China is Beijing and the population in Beijing is10,849,000.Religions in China are Taiost, Buddhist and Muslim. ||  ||   ||
 * The Panchen Lama was relished from jail in 1978 after surviving 14 years for criticizing China's rule over Tibet. ||  ||   ||
 * Dalia Lama means 'ocean supreme teacher.' ||  ||   ||
 * Buddhism was started by an Indian prince who became known as Buddha or awaken one. ||  ||   ||
 * Thousands of Tibetans walk over the harsh conditions of the Himalayas to get to India to escape the Chinese police and government. Many die or get arrested by the police on the way. ||  ||   ||
 * A monk wrote 'Free Tibet' in a book and he was sentenced for three years imprisonment. ||  ||   ||
 * Even a student who spoke to a foreign person could have a death penalty.
 * China is one of the most powerful countries and also one of the largest. ||  ||   ||
 * The Dalai Lama is living in India in exile now. ||  ||   ||