Beijing:

China at the moment stated it would speak solely with the representatives of the Dalai Lama and never the officers of the Tibetan authorities in exile primarily based in India however dominated out dialogue on the best Tibetan Buddhist non secular chief’s long-pending demand for autonomy for his distant Himalayan homeland.

International Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin was reacting to experiences of the back-channel talks between the Tibetan government-in-exile and the Chinese language authorities when he stated China doesn’t legitimise the Tibetan government-in-exile primarily based in Dharamshala.

“The so-called Xizang’s government-in-exile is completely in opposition to the Chinese language Structure and legal guidelines. It’s unlawful,” Mr Wang instructed a media briefing. “No nation has recognised it,” he added.

On Thursday, Sikyong or the political head of Tibet’s government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, instructed a visiting group of journalists in Dharamshala, India, “We’ve had back-channel (engagement) since final 12 months. However now we have no quick expectations from it. It needs to be a long-term (one).”

Insisting that the talks are “very casual,” the top of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) stated, “I’ve my interlocutor who offers with individuals in Beijing. Then there are different parts additionally attempting to succeed in out to us.”

In response to Mr Wang, the Chinese language authorities has “two primary rules for contacts with this (Dalai Lama’s) group.”

“First, we are going to solely have talks with the representatives of the 14th Dalai Lama as a substitute of the so-called representatives of the so-called government-in-exile or the so-called administrative centre,” Mr Wang stated.

Secondly, the subjects for talks can be just for the preparations and never for the “so-called autonomy” of Tibet, the primary demand of the 88-year-old Dalai Lama.

“They need to have some self-introspection and chorus from all actions sabotaging the steadiness of Xizang and return to the correct approach in order that we are able to transfer in direction of the following step,” Mr Wang stated with out elaborating.

From 2002 to 2010, the Dalai Lama’s representatives and the Chinese language authorities held 9 rounds of dialogue that didn’t produce any concrete final result.

The Tibetan aspect pitched for real autonomy for the Tibetan individuals consistent with the Dalai Lama’s ‘Center-Means Coverage.’ No formal talks have been held since after 2010.

In Dharamshala, one other senior Tibetan chief indicated that the back-channel talks are aimed toward reviving the general dialogue course of as it’s the solely approach out to resolve the Tibetan challenge.

The 14th Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 in the course of the forceful and unlawful occupation of Tibet by neighbouring nation China. The Dalai Lama got here to India the place he arrange the government-in-exile at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh.
 

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