China flags concerns over upcoming seminar on Tibetan studies in Kathmandu

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, July 23: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming has expressed concern over the upcoming 17th Seminar of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS), a leading international academic conference scheduled to take place in Kathmandu from August 23 to 29.

According to reports, Ambassador Zhang raised the matter during a meeting with Nepal’s Foreign Secretary, Amrit Bahadur Rai, on Tuesday. He reportedly conveyed Beijing’s concerns that the conference could become a platform for activities or statements that China regards as politically sensitive, particularly those relating to Tibet and the Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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