US: Dalai Lama can be a constructive partner for China
July 14 (US State Dept.): The U.S. government believes that the Dalai Lama can be a constructive partner for China, particularly as it deals with the challenge of resolving continuing tensions in Tibetan areas, said US Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, Maria Otero at a roundtable discussion in Washington DC.
Otero said China’s engagement with the Dalai Lama, or his representatives, to resolve problems facing Tibetans is in the interests of the Chinese government and the Tibetan people. We believe failure to address these problems and reexamine existing, counterproductive policies will exacerbate already existing tensions that could, in turn, undermine China’s efforts to maintain its current social and economic development, she added.
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