Yesterday, a foreign ministry spokesperson expressed the
government's strong opposition to the third US presidential report
to congress on the "Tibet issue," and said the US should "stop
interfering in China's internal affairs."
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Qin Gang, responding to a question about the report, said that Tibet
is a part of China and Tibet affairs are an internal matter.
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He said the report made irresponsible remarks and "ignored the
facts," and violated the basic principles of international
relations as well as the three Sino-US joint communiqués.
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According to Qin, the government's policy towards the Dalai Lama
was clear: if he gives up advocacy of "Tibet independence," stops
separatist activities and publicly recognizes Tibet and Taiwan as
inalienable parts of China, "we shall contact him for
negotiations."
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Qin said China demands that the US side honor its repeated
commitment to recognize Tibet as a part of China, not support
"Tibet independence" and stop interfering in China's internal
affairs through the "Tibet issue."
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The US government submitted its first presidential report on the
"Tibet issue" to Congress in May 2003, and the second last
July.
(Xinhua News Agency April 25, 2005)