there were strong and divergent views on the nature as well as the causes of the recent tragic events in Tibet. These views were expressed in a frank and candid manner.
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there were strong and divergent views on the nature as well as the causes of the recent tragic events in Tibet. These views were expressed in a frank and candid manner.
Hu Jintao's comments are significant, but must be set in the context of the brutal crackdown in Tibet, and the closure of Tibet to the outside world. Beyond the anti-Dalai Lama rhetoric, Beijing knows that the international community is challenging its policies on Tibet.
We have categorically rejected their position of His Holiness the Dalai Lama having instigated the present crisis. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has been supportive of the Olympics; he has taken a position that many Tibetans find uncomfortable. Recent events are symptomatic of several decades of wrong policy by the Chinese government.
It is welcome that the leader of such an important nation stands in front of the world and says that China is serious about the relationship at the highest level. Not only was it a direct comment about the recent meeting that took place, but it was also in the context of a historic press conference [with Japanese PM Yasuo Fukuda].
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