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Don't tell us who we can talk to !!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8492608.stm
China has warned the US president that it will harm ties between the two countries if he meets the Dalai Lama.
Chinese Communist Party official Zhu Weiqun said there would be "corresponding action" if the meeting went ahead.
The White House has indicated that Barack Obama intends to meet the head of Tibetans in exile.
Mr Zhu's comments follow talks between China and the Dalai Lama's representatives in China.
The talks yielded little progress, with both sides reiterating positions that were "sharply divided".
No compromise
Mr Zhu talked at length about China's view on a possible meeting between Mr Obama and the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
He said: "It will seriously undermine the foundations of Sino-US political relations."
Mr Zhu, of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, said China would retaliate.
It will seriously undermine the foundations of Sino-US political relations
Zhu Weiqun on possible Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
"If [the meeting] does happen we will take corresponding action to make relevant countries see their mistakes," he said.
These comments come straight after a disagreement between China and the US about the sale of American military equipment worth $6.4bn to Taiwan, an island China considers its own.
Mr Zhu was speaking at a press conference to discuss the recent five-day visit to China by the Dalai Lama's representatives.
This is the ninth time the two sides have met since 2002, but there is little common ground between them, as the Communist Party official acknowledged.
"The positions of the two sides are sharply divided," he said.
"We have become accustomed to this - this has become a norm rather than an exception."
According to China, at this latest round of meetings the Tibetans again reiterated their hopes for the introduction of greater autonomy in the Himalayan region.
US-CHINA TENSIONS
Google - China denies being behind an alleged cyber attack on the US search engine
Taiwan - a US sale of $6.4bn (£4bn) of defensive arms to Taiwan angers Beijing
Tibet - China says a US meeting with the Dalai Lama would "undermine relations"
Trade - rows over imports and exports of meat, media, car tyres and raw materials strain ties
Relations hit a bad patch
The US-China power balance
Mr Zhu said there was no possibility of the "slightest compromise" on the issue of sovereignty in Tibet.
He also attacked the Dalai Lama, who he said was a troublemaker.
The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
"He should make a thorough self-examination of his words and deeds and radically correct his political positions if he really expects results of contact and talks," said the Chinese official.
The talks between China and the Tibetans in exile, based in Dharamsala in India, follow an important conference held last month by Chinese leaders to review their Tibet policies.
The meeting established China's goal of bringing about "leap-forward development" and long-term security in the region, which saw major unrest in March 2008.
Despite riots and demonstrations directed against Chinese rule, Beijing believes its policies in Tibet are correct.
"The conference especially demonstrated the brilliant achievements in Tibet in the new century," said Mr Zhu.
Don't tell us who we can talk to !!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8492608.stm
China has warned the US president that it will harm ties between the two countries if he meets the Dalai Lama.
Chinese Communist Party official Zhu Weiqun said there would be "corresponding action" if the meeting went ahead.
The White House has indicated that Barack Obama intends to meet the head of Tibetans in exile.
Mr Zhu's comments follow talks between China and the Dalai Lama's representatives in China.
The talks yielded little progress, with both sides reiterating positions that were "sharply divided".
No compromise
Mr Zhu talked at length about China's view on a possible meeting between Mr Obama and the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize winner.
He said: "It will seriously undermine the foundations of Sino-US political relations."
Mr Zhu, of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, said China would retaliate.
It will seriously undermine the foundations of Sino-US political relations
Zhu Weiqun on possible Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
"If [the meeting] does happen we will take corresponding action to make relevant countries see their mistakes," he said.
These comments come straight after a disagreement between China and the US about the sale of American military equipment worth $6.4bn to Taiwan, an island China considers its own.
Mr Zhu was speaking at a press conference to discuss the recent five-day visit to China by the Dalai Lama's representatives.
This is the ninth time the two sides have met since 2002, but there is little common ground between them, as the Communist Party official acknowledged.
"The positions of the two sides are sharply divided," he said.
"We have become accustomed to this - this has become a norm rather than an exception."
According to China, at this latest round of meetings the Tibetans again reiterated their hopes for the introduction of greater autonomy in the Himalayan region.
US-CHINA TENSIONS
Google - China denies being behind an alleged cyber attack on the US search engine
Taiwan - a US sale of $6.4bn (£4bn) of defensive arms to Taiwan angers Beijing
Tibet - China says a US meeting with the Dalai Lama would "undermine relations"
Trade - rows over imports and exports of meat, media, car tyres and raw materials strain ties
Relations hit a bad patch
The US-China power balance
Mr Zhu said there was no possibility of the "slightest compromise" on the issue of sovereignty in Tibet.
He also attacked the Dalai Lama, who he said was a troublemaker.
The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule.
"He should make a thorough self-examination of his words and deeds and radically correct his political positions if he really expects results of contact and talks," said the Chinese official.
The talks between China and the Tibetans in exile, based in Dharamsala in India, follow an important conference held last month by Chinese leaders to review their Tibet policies.
The meeting established China's goal of bringing about "leap-forward development" and long-term security in the region, which saw major unrest in March 2008.
Despite riots and demonstrations directed against Chinese rule, Beijing believes its policies in Tibet are correct.
"The conference especially demonstrated the brilliant achievements in Tibet in the new century," said Mr Zhu.
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the western countries would be far worse off from not trading with china than the other way round - they would just find another source for the necessary minerals
their treatment of tibet is disgusting |
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The Leopard.when your mam has left your dinner outside your bedroom door please stop worrying that the end of the world is near.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7962717.stm
See Video.. The video shows protesters being beaten with sticks, and kicked and choked by China's security forces. The Tibetan government-in-exile says the footage shows China's "brutality". The video-sharing site YouTube has recently been blocked in China, which could be because the site had been carrying the contentious video. The footage was released by the Central Tibetan Administration, Tibet's government-in-exile, last week, and cannot be independently verified. But Tseten Samdup Chhoekyapa, the Dalai Lama's representative, said the footage showed "police beating protesters". "The footage clearly shows the beating of Tibetan captives even after they are handcuffed and tied, a violation of international norms," said the representative. The government-in-exile also said the footage featured a Tibetan called Tendar, who died after being beaten by the Chinese security forces. The Dalai Lama group is used to fabricating lies to deceive the international community It said Tendar was on his way to his office when he was beaten while trying to stop Chinese police officers hitting a monk. Some of the footage was shot in or near Lhasa after riots and protests erupted throughout Tibetan areas in March last year, according to exiled Tibetans. During the unrest last year Chinese state-run television released its own footage of Tibetans, including monks, rioting in Lhasa. But Tibetan exiles say this is the first time there has been footage that shows Tibetans being beaten by the Chinese security forces. The Tibetan government-in-exile says that about 220 Tibetans were killed and nearly 1,300 seriously injured following the unrest last year. |