Funeral of Taiwan Buddhist leader sparks cross-strait political spat

Officials from across the Taiwan Strait bickered Saturday after Beijing slammed Taiwan's government for barring Chinese officials and religious leaders from traveling to Taiwan for the funeral of a prominent Buddhist leader scheduled to be held on Monday in Kaohsiung.

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