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China stance on Tibet clouds talks in India
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BEIJING (AP) — With Tibetan exiles now considering whether to push for independence, China today reaffirmed its hard-line stance on the future of the Himalayan region, saying that any move to separate Tibet from China was “doomed.”
The comments came as more than 500 Tibetan exile leaders held all-day closed door talks today in India in their first major re-evaluation of their strategy toward China in two decades.
The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, has long advocated the “middle way,” which pushes for autonomy but not outright independence for the Himalayan region. But he has grown frustrated in recent days over fruitless talks with China.
The comments came as more than 500 Tibetan exile leaders held all-day closed door talks today in India in their first major re-evaluation of their strategy toward China in two decades.
The Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, has long advocated the “middle way,” which pushes for autonomy but not outright independence for the Himalayan region. But he has grown frustrated in recent days over fruitless talks with China.
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