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A survey two years ago found that 200 million Chinese followedBuddhism, including many who followed Tibetan Buddhism, he said. "Tibetan Buddhist culture I think [is of] immense benefit tomillions of Chinese who are really passing through a difficultperiod like that," he said. In the most tumultuous upheaval in China's leadership in decades,the Communist Party banished its most controversial politician, BoXilai, from its ranks in April and detained his wife over themurder of a British businessman. China has ruled Tibet since 1950 when Communist troops occupied thecountry. The Dalai Lama escaped to live in exile in India after afailed uprising against Chinese rule. The Dalai Lama, who won the Nobel peace prize in 1989, said hewould donate $1.5 million of the Templeton prize money to supportBritish charity Save the Children's work to combat malnutritionamong children in India. The rest will go to scientific causes. CAMERON MEETING British Prime Minister David Cameron will meet the Dalai Lama lateron Monday, Cameron's office said. However, the meeting will nottake place at Cameron's officialDowning St residence in a gestureto Chinese sensibilities. China voiced "strong dissatisfaction" after Cameron'spredecessor as prime minister,Gordon Brown, met the Dalai Lama,also away from Downing St, in 2008. Tibetan protests against Chinese rule have intensified in recentmonths. At least 32 Tibetans have set themselves on fire, mostly insouthwestern China, since March 2011 to protest against Chineserule in Tibet, according to Tibetan rights groups. At least 22 havedied. The Dalai Lama has angered the Chinese government by refusing tocondemn the protests and accusing Beijing of overseeing a"cultural genocide" against Tibetans. The Dalai Lama refused to say on Monday whether theself-immolations should stop or continue. "I think that is quite a sensitive political issue. I think myanswer should be zero," he said, noting that he had devolvedpolitical power to an elected leader last year. The Dalai Lama waded into a sensitive British political issue bysaying that he might have joined anti-capitalist protesters whostaged a four-month protest outside St Paul's Cathedral if theirmotives were sincere and justified. Police and bailiffs cleared the protesters' camp in February. The Dalai Lama told a British newspaper on Sunday he feared Chinamight have plotted to kill him by training female agents withpoison in their hair. But he said on Monday he did not know if theallegation was true as he had no way of checking. Asked what spiritual advice he would give to British peoplesuffering from economic turmoil in the country, which is goingthrough austerity and recession, the DalaiLama said: "Pleasedon't feel helpless or hopeless... Work hard." (Additional reporting by Tim Castle; Editing by Maria Golovnina). I am an expert from tllpgcylinder.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Lpg Gas Cylinder Manufacturer , China Pvc Flexible Pipes, Lpg Gas Cylinder,and more.
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