China warns US over lawmakers’ India trip to meet Dalai Lama, including Nancy Pelosi
- US should ‘have no contact with the Dalai group in any form, and stop sending the wrong signal to the world’: Chinese foreign ministry
After a US congressional delegation arrived in Dharamshala, India, on Tuesday to meet with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, Beijing issued a stern warning vowing “resolute measures” if Washington fails to honour its commitment to recognise Tibet as part of China.
“It’s known by all that the 14th Dalai Lama is not a pure religious figure, but a political exile engaged in anti-China separatist activities under the cloak of religion,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said.
He called on Washington “to fully recognise the anti-China separatist nature of the Dalai group, honour the commitments the US has made to China” on issues related to “Xizang” – the Chinese name for Tibet.
China urged the US to “have no contact with the Dalai group in any form, and stop sending the wrong signal to the world”, Lin added.
Specifically, Lin warned US President Joe Biden not to support recently passed congressional legislation – the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act – that challenges China’s claim of control over Tibet.
“The US must not sign the bill into law,” Lin said. “China will take resolute measures to firmly defend its sovereignty, security and development interests.”
