According to Japanese media Mainichi Shimbun's report on August 20th, the Dalai Lama's planned visit to Mongolia this month has been cancelled under pressure, reported by Cankaoxiaoxi.

With President Xi Jinping due to pay a two-day state visit to Mongolia from today, the cancellation is believed to result from China's effective use of economic leverage on the neighbour.

In Mongolia, Tibetan Buddhism believers account for 80 percent of the country's total population.

China is Mongolia's largest trading partner, as well as Mongolia's largest source of investment.

The year of 2014 marks the 65 anniversary of the diplomatic relation between China and Mongolia and is also the year of friendly exchanges. It's also been 20 years since the two countries signed a treaty of friendly and cooperative relations in 1994. Tibetan Buddhism has been a remarkable tie and witness of the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

Beijing Yonghe Lama Temple donates a statue of Buddha Maitreya to a Tibetan Buddhism monastery (bkra Cis chos gliG) with a religious ceremony held in Ulan Bator, the capital of Mongolia, on June 13, 2014. [Photo/People's Daily] 

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