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Tenzin Nyidon
DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 28: The Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway, has quietly removed Christmas tree ornaments bearing the image of His Holiness the Dalai Lama from its gift shop following a wave of criticism over the discovery that the trinkets were manufactured in China, where even the private possession of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s photograph is punishable by imprisonment.
The controversy surfaced when American geopolitical analyst Theresa Fallon, visiting Oslo as a tourist, noticed the Dalai Lama-themed ornaments on sale. The box’s label revealed its country of origin, Made in China.
“It’s surreal. In China, it’s illegal to have photos of the Dalai Lama, yet a Chinese company is selling Christmas tree decorations with his image on them,” Fallon told Norwegian media outlet TV2.
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