Earlier on Friday the Dalai Lama spoke to two hundred members of Australia's Chinese community. The need to build trust, empathy and understanding between Tibetans and Chinese has been described as the key theme of the Dalai Lama's visit to the country. After the meeting he spoke to a group of Chinese journalists, including a journalist from Xinhua, the official Chinese state news agency.



On Sunday the Dalai Lama again met with some 300 Chinese people, including some former officials from the Chinese embassy in Australia and media persons. The meeting was coordinated by the office of Tibet, at the request of China Freedom and Democratic Party based in Australia.



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