The Dalai Lama's Chinese Friend Victor Chan Was the First Ethnic Chinese to Meet with the Dalai Lama - and His Hippy Style Made the Exiled Leader Burst Into Giggles. Now They Have a United Message. By Jennifer Cunningham

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EXILED from his homeland for 45 years, the Dalai Lama has become one of the world's icons.

As Tibet's spiritual leader approaches his 70th birthday this summer, interest in Buddhism and in his home country has never been greater.

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The Dalai Lama's Chinese Friend Victor Chan Was the First Ethnic Chinese to Meet with the Dalai Lama - and His Hippy Style Made the Exiled Leader Burst Into Giggles. Now They Have a United Message. By Jennifer Cunningham

Victor Chan grew up in Hong Kong, where his father was a wealthy businessman. He now lives in Canada. In many ways they are an unlikely pair, but for the past five years, Chan has had unprecedented access to the Dalai Lama. Chan has become part of the leader's entourage of a dozen people, the rest of whom...

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