Dalai Lama calls for non-violence, tries to appease China The Dalai Lama called for dialogue as a means to end violence Monday as he wrapped up a visit to Germany that has stirred fresh tension with China. "The 20th century was the century of bloodshed. I say the 21st century should be one of dialogue," he told up to 25,000 supporters gathered at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, many waving Tibetan flags. "Deep in our minds should be the interest of others. That is very, very important. In that way we can genuinely build a peaceful world." The words came at the end of the first leg of a five-nation tour likely to keep pressure on China over its military clampdown on protests in Tibet in March as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games. But the 1989 Nobel peace laureate held out an olive branch to Beijing, insisting that he is not seeking independence for the Himalayan region China annexed in 1951, but cultural autonomy. "I see many Tibetan flags here. I want to make clear that is...