Armed officers 'did not pose as monks'

A news analysis exposing the Dalai Lama's libel of Chinese armed forces was applauded by readers, who slammed his allegation that servicemen dressed as Tibetan monks and acted as rioters on March 14 in Lhasa, capital of the Tibet autonomous region.

The Global Times, affiliated to the People's Daily, lambasted the Dalai Lama for such allegations in the online edition of the India-based Tribune.

Some netizens were skeptical of online photographs meant to support the allegations, pointing out that People's Armed Police would not have worn summer uniforms, as shown in the photographs, on March 14 in Lhasa, where the weather was still chilly.