China rejects Dalai Lama146;s statement

8216;8216;We believe the Dalai Lama should genuinely abandon his position of advocating Tibet independence and make public statement acknowledging that Tibet and Taiwan are inseparable parts of China,8217;8217; she said.

8216;8216;He should also stop all his splittist activities abroad. Only this way, we can make further contact or initiate discussion with him,8217;8217; Zhang stressed.

Two envoys of the Dalai Lama, the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, visited China last month and held secret parleys with Chinese officials.

The envoys, Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen, returned to Dharamshala recently saying that though major differences exist between the exiled Tibetan leader and Beijing, both sides were ready to continue contacts.