Dalai must 'set basis' for dialogue

The government hopes the Dalai Lama will take the opportunity of entering talks and take concrete measures to build the foundation for future dialogue, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said yesterday.

"We hope the Dalai side cherishes this opportunity, sees the situation clearly, changes its stance and takes concrete measures to set the basis for future dialogue by ceasing all activities aimed at splitting China, plotting and inciting violence, and sabotaging the Beijing Olympics," Jiang said.

On Friday, the Xinhua News Agency learned from that the central government will speak with the Dalai Lama's representative in the coming days.