BEIJING: A Tibetan poet and activist will not be able to receive a US government courage award in person after China denied her a passport for "national security" reasons, she said on Friday.
Tsering Woeser, an ethnic Tibetan writer, was one of nine women due to receive an "International Women of Courage" award at a glittering event in Washington on Friday, hosted by US Secretary of State John Kerry and First Lady Michelle Obama.
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