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China opposes US report on Tibet issue
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-07-13 08:29
China on Monday strongly opposed the second US presidential report on the
so-called Tibet issue, urging the United States to stop making use of the issue
to interfere in China's internal affairs, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Zhang Qiyue.
Tibet is part of China and the Tibet issue is an internal affair of China.
The US report, based on its domestic legislature and regardless of facts, made
irresponsible remarks on China's Tibet affairs and rendered help to the Dalai
Lama's separatist activities, Zhang said.
All these violated the basic principles of international relations and the
three Sino-US joint communiques, and constituted interference in China's
internal affairs, which China strongly opposed, Zhang said.
The Chinese government's policy towards the Dalai Lama was clear, the
spokeswoman said.
"Only when the Dalai Lama really gives up his pursuit for 'Tibet
independence,' stops separatist activities against China, declares in public
that he recognizes Tibet is an inalienable part of China and so it Taiwan, will
we contact him for negotiations," she said.
"We demand the US side honor its commitment by visible actions that the
United States recognizes Tibet is part of China and will not support 'Tibet
independence,' which the US side has repeated for several times," Zhang said.
The US government submitted to Congress the first presidential report on the
Tibet issue last May.
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