The Dalai Lama has criticised China's opposition to the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to jailed dissident Liu Xiaobo.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said the Chinese government did "not appreciate different opinions".
Building an open society was "the only way to save all people of China", he told Japanese media.
Meanwhile, Mr Liu's wife has apparently been placed under house arrest after he dedicated the award to the "martyrs" of Tiananmen Square in 1989.
Mr Liu was a key figure in the protests. He was also involved in drafting Charter 08 two years ago - a document which called for multi-party democracy and respect for human rights in China.
In 2009 he was jailed for 11 years for "inciting subversion".
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