China Fumes: US Special Envoy Meets Dalai Lama In Delhi

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NEW DELHI (ANI) – Amid soaring tensions between the United States and China, Beijing has firmly opposed the meeting of the Biden administration’s top official on human rights, Uzra Zeya, with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, here.

Strongly objecting to the meeting, Beijing has asked Washington to stop meddling in the internal affairs of China under the pretext of Tibet-related issues.

The Chinese Embassy in India, tweeted, “The US should take concrete actions to honor its commitment of acknowledging Xizang as part of China, stop meddling in China’s internal affairs under the pretext of Xizang-related issues, and offer no support to the anti-China separatist activities of the Dalai clique. Xizang (Tibet) affairs are purely internal affairs of China, and no external forces have the right to interfere. China firmly opposes any form of contact between foreign officials and the ‘Tibetan independence’ forces.”.

The Chinese Embassy spokesperson stated that the designation of Uzra Zeya as Special Coordinator for Tibet issues is “pure offence” and political manipulation to “interfere in China’s internal affairs” and “undermine Tibet’s development and stability.”

China has always been firmly opposed to this and has never recognized it, the spokesperson said.

The US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues is on a 7-day visit to two nations — India and Bangladesh– from July 8-14. Zeya was appointed as the special coordinator for Tibetan Issues in December 2021.