China warns Dalai not to disrupt Games

BEIJING: China on Monday said the Dalai Lama should do nothing that would result in disruption of the Olympic Games next month if he really wanted to continue the dialogue for settlement of the Tibet problem. The Tibetan leader must prove his sincerity about solving the problem with his deeds and not merely his words, a government spokesman said. These demands were conveyed by United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China officials, Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, Du Qinglin, to representatives of the Dalai at their recent talks. The Tibetan leader has been asked to refrain from backing any of the arguments made in favour of splitting China to create an independent Tibet. The Dalai Lama should openly and explicitly promise and prove it in his actions not to support activities to disturb the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, Chinese leaders said. He should also not back any plot to spread criminal activities in the name of Tibetan independence, the Chinese leaders said. "The door for dialogue is always open and contacts will make positive moves as long as the Dalai Lama suits his actions with his words and truly practices the four 'not-to-supports'," the UFWD spokesman said.
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