而由于他支持西藏自治（中国官员怒称其为“分裂分子 ” ） ，因此他访问敏感边境地区被视为故意挑衅。
And, given his support for Tibetan self-rule (Chinese officials angrily call him a “splittist”), his visit to a sensitive border area is being viewed as a deliberate provocation.