Sita, vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, answers the questions raised by media at a press conference, held by the State Council Information Office on Feb. 2, 2010, on the talks between the central government officials and the Dalai Lama's private representatives last week. (Photo Source: tibet.cn) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Some 10,000 followers of the Dalai Lama staged harassing and wrecking activities in front of more than 40 Chinese foreign missions last year, a Chinese official said Tuesday.

    Sita, vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, disclosed the figures at a press conference to brief media on the talks between central government officials and the Dalai Lama's private representatives last week.

China rebuts Dalai Lama's claim as "legal representative" of Tibetans 

    BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese central government official Tuesday dismissed the Dalai Lama's claim as being "legal representative" of Tibetans.

    "The Chinese government and the government of Tibet Autonomous Region under its leadership are the only representatives of Tibetans," Zhu Weiqun, executive vice minister of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said in a statement to media at a press conference.

Central gov't says views "sharply divided" at talks with Dalai Lama envoys 

    BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese central government and the Dalai Lama side had "sharply divided" views in the latest talks "as usual," a senior official said Tuesday.

    Zhu Weiqun, executive vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, told a press conference, "We have been accustomed to such a viewpoint confrontation as views had been divided in previous talks" between the central government and the private representatives of the Dalai Lama.

China warns U.S. of detrimental effect of meeting Dalai Lama 

    BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official Tuesday warned of serious damage to Sino-U.S. relations if U.S. leaders were to meet with the Dalai Lama, saying the move would "harm others but bring no profit to itself either."

    The U.S. side would violate international rules by making such a decision, said Zhu Weiqun, executive vice minister of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, at a press conference.

Door for talks with Dalai still open: CPC official 

    BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese authorities said Monday that the door for contacts and talks remains open to the Dalai Lama, but no concessions would be made on issues concerning national sovereignty.

    Du Qinglin, head of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, had met with Lodi Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, private envoys of the Dalai Lama, in Beijing, said a statement from the department Monday. No exact date was given in the statement.

CPC officials meet with Dalai Lama's private envoys 

    BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Communist Party of China (CPC) officials have met with private envoys of the Dalai Lama in Beijing, a statement from the United Front Work Department of the CPC Central Committee said Monday.

    During the meetings, CPC officials introduced the achievements made by the Tibet Autonomous Region over the past years under the leadership of the CPC and reiterated that no concessions would be made on issues concerning China's national sovereignty.