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.
(Xinhua News Agency July 13, 2004)