Reuters AlertNet Full site
Homepage | Newsdesk | NGO Latest | Crisis briefings | Country profiles | MediaWatch | Jobs | Alerting | Login

NEWSDESK

China urges US to see "true nature" of Dalai Lama
03 Apr 2008 01:00:50 GMT
 Source: Reuters
BEIJING, April 3 (Reuters) - China urged the United States to understand the true nature of the Dalai Lama clique, which it blames for stirring up last month's violence in Tibet, and support China's "just position", state media said on Thursday.

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made the remarks on Wednesday at a meeting with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

"Yang explained the truth of the Lhasa riots, and expounded the stance of the Chinese government," the China Daily said.

"He stressed that the measures taken by the Chinese government according to law had not only gained support from the Chinese people, but also won understanding and support from majority of the countries in the world."

China blames the exiled Dalai Lama, whom it labels a separatist, for stirring up the Lhasa violence in which it says 19 people died. The Tibet government-in-exile says around 140 people died.

U.S. President George W. Bush awarded the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, one of the highest U.S. honours, the Congressional Gold Medal, in October and called on China to open talks with him.

Paulson raised Tibet with China, urging a resolution to the issue through dialogue.

Paulson met President Hu Jintao, Vice Premier Wang Qishan and Yang, among other officials. He is due to meet Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday.

Chinese leaders accuse the Dalai Lama of orchestrating the wave of demonstrations from his home in exile in India, where he has lived since a failed 1959 uprising against Communist rule.

China says his intent is to disrupt the Beijing Olympics, which run from Aug. 8-24, and to ultimately win independence for the remote, mountain region.

The Dalai Lama's representatives deny the charges and the 72-year-old has repeated that he is seeking greater autonomy for Tibet, not independence. (Reporting by Nick Macfie; Editing by Valerie Lee)


AlertNet news is provided by
Email this article       Send comments

NGO latest

•  China's Amity Foundation sheds light on environmental situation
CWS

•  Direct Relief International Recognizes World TB Day 2008
DRI - USA

•  Five-Year Iraq Conflict Has Caused Massive Refugee Crisis; IRC Commission Calls U.S. / World Response 'Grossly Inadequate'
International Rescue Committee

•  CWS situation report: 2008 March tornadoes
CWS

•  CWS appeal: 2008 Fernley, Nevada flood
CWS

MORE >>

Latest news

•  PAULSON URGES CHINA TO DROP TARIFFS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS TO

•  Zawahri says bin Laden in good health

•  IMF approves emergency loan for Bangladesh

•  FEATURE-Indonesia dreams of joining global economic elite

•  Indian berries may fight dengue mosquitos

MORE >>

AlertNet news is provided by

Related articles

Breaking stories
PAULSON URGES CHINA TO DROP TARIFFS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCTS TO (1 minute ago)

Zawahri says bin Laden in good health (1 minute ago)

AlertNet insight
MEDIAWATCH: What happens to Somalia's refugees after Mogadishu? (1 minute ago)

Aid agency news feed
China's Amity Foundation sheds light on environmental situation (1 minute ago)

Blogs
Are the radicals of 1968 the humanitarian hawks of today? (1 minute ago)

Maps
MAP: Global flood locations week ending March 27 ,2008 (1 minute ago)


Country information

Facts & figures
China United States of America

Del.icio.us Del.icio.us  |   Digg Digg  |   NewsVine NewsVine  |   Reddit Reddit   
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-02T140418Z_01_YH05_RTRIDSP_2_EU-TIBET-PROTESTS_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/YH05.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-02T120801Z_01_YH11_RTRIDSP_2_EU-TIBET-PROTESTS_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/YH11.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-02T120618Z_01_YH10_RTRIDSP_2_EU-TIBET-PROTESTS_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/YH10.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-02T115621Z_01_YH09_RTRIDSP_2_EU-TIBET-PROTESTS_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/YH09.htm
Thumb for /thefacts/imagerepository/RTRPICT/2008-04-02T115119Z_01_YH08_RTRIDSP_2_EU-TIBET-PROTESTS_mainimage.jpg|/thenews/pictures/YH08.htm

People shout during a pro-Tibet demonstration outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels April 2, 2008. Several hundreds of Tibetans in exile and Belgians gathered to protest against China's policies in ...


More pictures | Galleries
Disclaimers |  Copyright |  Privacy |  Contact Us |  Feedback |  About Us |  RSS XML

Last updated:Thu Apr 3 00:59:37 2008