Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gives a public speech, closed to foreign media, in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan, September 1, 2009. The Dalai Lama, on a controversial humanitarian visit to flood-ravaged Taiwan denounced by China, steered clear of talking about Tibet on Monday but said he was dedicated to the promotion of democracy. REUTERS/Sun chung-ta/Pool (TAIWAN RELIGION POLITICS DISASTER)
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