BEIJING, China on Tuesday urged US President Joe Biden not to sign the Tibet policy bill and warned of taking "firm measures", as it criticized the visit of a high-level US congressional delegation to Dharamshala to meet the Dalai Lama. Expressed "serious concern". ,
A bipartisan US congressional delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCollis is visiting India to strengthen bilateral ties and meet the 88-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader.
Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is part of the delegation that reached Dharamshala in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. Dharamshala has been the center of power for the Tibetan government-in-exile since the spiritual leader set foot in India six decades ago. A media report said the US House of Representatives passed the Tibet-China Dispute Act to promote and resolve It passed the Senate on a 391-26 vote last Wednesday, with the bill also saying it would direct funding to combat what it said was a serious crime."Propaganda" from Beijing about Tibet's history, people and institutions.
"The 14th Dalai Lama is not a pure religious figure, but a political exile engaged in anti-China separatist activities under the guise of religion," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a media briefing here, reacting to the visit of the US delegation. Are." ,
“We are seriously concerned over the relevant reports and urge the US side to fully recognize the anti-China separatist nature of the Dalai Group, respect the commitments the US has made to China on Xizang-related issues Do not have any contact with the Dalai Group. In any form, and stop sending wrong signals to the world”, he said.China officially calls Tibet Xizang.
Lin also urged Biden not to sign the bipartisan Tibet policy bill adopted by both the US Senate and House of Representatives. According to media reports in Washington, the bill is awaiting Biden's signature to become law.
The bill aims to refute China's claim of control over Tibet and promote dialogue between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama. Claiming that Tibet has been a part of China since ancient times, Lin said it has always been a part of China. and "Tibet-related matters are entirely China's internal affairs with no external interference.,
“Nobody and any force should attempt to destabilize Tibet to control and suppress China. Such efforts will never succeed,” he said.
“We urge the US side to recognize Xizang as part of China and adhere to its commitments not to support 'Xizang independence'. America should not sign the bill. China will take firm steps to firmly safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests,” he said without elaborating.Lin said Tibet now has a peaceful and harmonious society, positive economic development, strong security measures on people's welfare and new grounds for long-term stability and high-quality development.
In detailing the Tibet bill, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post previously reported that it contradicts the Chinese government's claim that Tibet has been part of China since ancient times, and that it would make US policy that Tibet's status The dispute is unresolved.
According to the Post report, it would also create US policy that "Tibet" refers not only to the Tibet Autonomous Region as defined by the Chinese government, but also to the Tibetan areas of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Had said in April that he would talk only to representatives of the Dalai Lama and not to officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile based in India.
Also, China refused to negotiate on the Dalai Lama's long-pending demand for autonomy for his remote Himalayan homeland.In its negotiations with China between 2002 and 2010, the Tibetan side advocated genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people in line with the middle-way policy proposed by the Dalai Lama, who has said that he does not want political independence for Tibet, but rather Want autonomy. All Tibetan areas including the present-day official Tibet Autonomous Region plus the provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan, which was a smaller version of Tibet before it was annexed by China. Following a failed anti-Chinese rebellion in 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama Escaped from Tibet and came to India where he established a government in exile.
Relations between the two sides became further strained in 2008 due to protests against China in Tibetan areas.
A bipartisan US congressional delegation led by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCollis is visiting India to strengthen bilateral ties and meet the 88-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader.
Former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is part of the delegation that reached Dharamshala in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. Dharamshala has been the center of power for the Tibetan government-in-exile since the spiritual leader set foot in India six decades ago. A media report said the US House of Representatives passed the Tibet-China Dispute Act to promote and resolve It passed the Senate on a 391-26 vote last Wednesday, with the bill also saying it would direct funding to combat what it said was a serious crime."Propaganda" from Beijing about Tibet's history, people and institutions.
"The 14th Dalai Lama is not a pure religious figure, but a political exile engaged in anti-China separatist activities under the guise of religion," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a media briefing here, reacting to the visit of the US delegation. Are." ,
“We are seriously concerned over the relevant reports and urge the US side to fully recognize the anti-China separatist nature of the Dalai Group, respect the commitments the US has made to China on Xizang-related issues Do not have any contact with the Dalai Group. In any form, and stop sending wrong signals to the world”, he said.China officially calls Tibet Xizang.
Lin also urged Biden not to sign the bipartisan Tibet policy bill adopted by both the US Senate and House of Representatives. According to media reports in Washington, the bill is awaiting Biden's signature to become law.
The bill aims to refute China's claim of control over Tibet and promote dialogue between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama. Claiming that Tibet has been a part of China since ancient times, Lin said it has always been a part of China. and "Tibet-related matters are entirely China's internal affairs with no external interference.,
“Nobody and any force should attempt to destabilize Tibet to control and suppress China. Such efforts will never succeed,” he said.
“We urge the US side to recognize Xizang as part of China and adhere to its commitments not to support 'Xizang independence'. America should not sign the bill. China will take firm steps to firmly safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests,” he said without elaborating.Lin said Tibet now has a peaceful and harmonious society, positive economic development, strong security measures on people's welfare and new grounds for long-term stability and high-quality development.
In detailing the Tibet bill, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post previously reported that it contradicts the Chinese government's claim that Tibet has been part of China since ancient times, and that it would make US policy that Tibet's status The dispute is unresolved.
According to the Post report, it would also create US policy that "Tibet" refers not only to the Tibet Autonomous Region as defined by the Chinese government, but also to the Tibetan areas of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Had said in April that he would talk only to representatives of the Dalai Lama and not to officials of the Tibetan government-in-exile based in India.
Also, China refused to negotiate on the Dalai Lama's long-pending demand for autonomy for his remote Himalayan homeland.In its negotiations with China between 2002 and 2010, the Tibetan side advocated genuine autonomy for the Tibetan people in line with the middle-way policy proposed by the Dalai Lama, who has said that he does not want political independence for Tibet, but rather Want autonomy. All Tibetan areas including the present-day official Tibet Autonomous Region plus the provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Yunnan, which was a smaller version of Tibet before it was annexed by China. Following a failed anti-Chinese rebellion in 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama Escaped from Tibet and came to India where he established a government in exile.
Relations between the two sides became further strained in 2008 due to protests against China in Tibetan areas.
