(ANSA) - Rome, October 20 -Milan's giving the Dalai Lama
honorary citizenship "has gravely wounded the feelings of the
Chinese people," the Chinse embassy in Rome said Thursday. "All
this has a negative impact on bilateral relations and
cooperation between the regions of the two countries," it said.
"China, with its Institutional Representatives, expresses strong
reproach and firm opposition," it said. The embassy said that
Milan city council, "the other institutions and persons (were)
present with connivance" at the Dalai Lama's visit to Milan.
The Tibetan spiritual leader, accused of fomenting rebellion in
what China sees as its province, has received honorary
citizenships from several Italian towns and cities.
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