Zhu said the topics only focused on how the Dalai
Lama should completely give up his ideas and actions to split with China and
should instead strive for the understanding of the Central authorities and all
Chinese people so as to solve the issue concerning his own prospect.
Zhu said a large numbers of obscure words were
intentionally used in the Memorandum, showing that the Dalai Lama and his
followers have not given up their consistent opinions to split with China.
Zhu said the so-called "genuine autonomy" and other
requests mentioned in the Memorandum intended to set central leadership against
the regional ethnic autonomy system so as to deny, restrict and weaken the
authority of the central authorities as well as the authority of the National
People's Congress in legislation.
"What's more, the splitting clique tried to change
the Constitution so that it could actually possess rights as an independent
state does," Zhu said.
He went on to say the Memorandum's title and contents
referred to a "Greater Tibetan-inhabited Area" and "high degree of autonomy".
"They are exactly the same as 'half independence' and
'independence in a disguised form', which are not tolerated in the
Constitution," Zhu said.
As for the request that "all Tibetan autonomous
regions are integrated into one autonomous region" mentioned in the Memorandum,
Zhu said Tibetan autonomous areas were established and defined according to the
principles stipulated in the Constitution and on the basis of fully respecting
history and facts and comprehensively considering political, economic conditions
and reality.
"The so-called 'Greater Tibet' did not exist in
history, nor does it have an actual ground," he said.
Zhu quoted the Law on the Regional Autonomy for
Ethnic Minorities as saying that the boundaries of a national autonomous area,
once defined, can not be altered without authorization.
When an alteration is found necessary, it shall be
proposed by the relevant department of the state organ at the next higher level
after full consultation with the government of the national autonomous area
before the proposal is submitted to the State Council for approval.
Zhu said the private representatives of the Dalai
Lama were neither "the relevant department of the state organ at the next higher
level", nor were they "the government of the national autonomous area".
"Without a legal status, they are inappropriate to
bring up the issue," he said.
Zhu said high ranking officials from central
authorities told a delegation of the Dalai Lama in the 1980s that it was
impossible to change Tibet into a country, to carry out a "high degree of
autonomy" or to create a larger Tibet autonomous region.
"However, more than two decades have passed, they
still use this trick to talk in a roundabout way with central authorities, which
shows that they lack sincerity," Zhu said.
"Our contacts and talks failed to make progress and
they should assume full responsibility for it," he said.
Zhu stressed that the unification of the motherland,
territorial integrity and national dignity are the greatest interests of the
Chinese people.
"We will never make a concession."
The official said central authorities said the door
for the Dalai Lama's return to a patriotic stance had always been open and would
remain open in the future.
"However, the door for 'Tibet independence', 'half
independence' and 'independence in a disguised form' had never been open, nor
would it be open in the future," he said.
This is the third talk between the central government
and the Dalai Lama's private envoys this year. Previous discussions were held in
May and July.
China holds press conference on talks
with Dalai Lama
BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council
Information Office is holding a press conference here Monday to brief media on
the recent talks between China and representatives of the Dalai Lama.
Zhu Weiqun, executive deputy head of the United Front
Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, is
expected to talk about the visit and will answer reporter questions. The press
conference started at 10:00 a.m. local time. Full story
