Former Chinese Premier Li Peng plans to spend only an hour in the Israeli Parliament during a five-day visit to Israel, Israel Radio reported. The move reportedly reflects Beijing’s displeasure with Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg’s refusal to cancel a scheduled meeting this week with the exiled Tibetan leader, the Dalai Lama.
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