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Associated Press – April 13, 2008 <\/strong>
\nSEATTLE – The Dalai Lama said Sunday that Tibet cannot make any more concessions to China and called for a reduction of Chinese aggression in his former homeland.
\nThe exiled Tibetan spiritual leader denied Chinese claims that he has called for Tibet to be split from China and that he is behind recent turmoil, saying instead that he is committed to pursuing Tibet’s right to autonomy.
\n“The whole world knows that the Dalai Lama is not seeking independence, nor separation,” he said at a news conference.
\nRecent protests in Tibet against five decades of Chinese rule have been the largest and most sustained in almost two decades and have fueled protests that have disrupted the global torch relay for this summer’s Olympic Games in Beijing.
\n“Our struggle is with a few in the leadership of the People’s Republic of China and not with the Chinese people,” the Dalai Lama said in a statement released after the press conference. “If the present situation in Tibet continues, I am very much concerned that the Chinese government will unleash more force and increase the suppression of Tibetan people.”
\nHe said that if the Chinese stop aggression, he would advise all Tibetans to stop their protests.
\nThe Dalai Lama, visiting Seattle for the five-day Seeds of Compassion conference, told journalists Sunday that there have been some talks between representatives of his government-in-exile and Chinese officials.
\nThe talks date back to 2002 and some progress was made, but by July 2007 the discussions had deteriorated, he said. He did not elaborate.
\nBefore the Dalai Lama’s speech to the conference on Saturday, Lama Tenzin Dhonden, a Tibetan monk who spearheaded the Seeds of Compassion event, echoed his comments about the relationship between Tibet and China.
\n“Granting autonomy would be good for Tibet and also good for China, but autonomy requires China’s commitment to serious dialogue,” Lama Tenzin Dhonden said.
\nThe Dalai Lama fled to India after a failed uprising in 1959 in Tibet, but he remains the religious and cultural leader of many Tibetans. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989.
\nCopyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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