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Tibetan Clashes Spur Searches
Violence Sends Many Searching
The recent clashes between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government spurred intense interest in the Tibetan spiritual leader and his home.
Queries on "dalai lama" surged 235% and related lookups on "dalai lama quotes" raised their voice as well. The recent protests and ensuing violence led many searchers to seek information on the long-standing conflict. Terms like "tibet history" and "china and tibet" gave folks a look at the complicated past shared by the two counties.
Folks are also following the conflict closely in the World News tab. Several of the top stories from the past 24 hours focus on the Chinese troop surge or the Dalai Lama's offer to meet with China's president.
Surprisingly (to us, at least), the interest in the Dalai Lama helped to spur searches on another famous advocate for independence though nonviolence—Mahatma Gandhi. The late political and spiritual icon experienced a 51% surge the day the protests first broke out.
Filed under: Protests
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