Dalai Lama 145;playing tricks146; to gain public attention: China

8220;He is again playing the trick of retirement. It is futile for him to try to turn back the wheel of history,8221; the report said.

During his Japan tour on Monday, the exiled Tibetan leader said that current situation in Tibet is 8216;very sad8217;.

8220;My trust in the Chinese Government has become thinner, thinner, thinner. Suppression in Tibet is increasing and I cannot pretend that everything is OK8221;.

He also said that his efforts to secure Tibetan autonomy have failed to bring positive changes as previous rounds of talks have produced no substantive results and he is unsure whether new talks will produce any breakthroughs.

However, the state media said, 8220;By stressing his 8216;disappointment8217; over the contacts and negotiations, the Dalai Lama deliberately adopted a pathetic posture only in an attempt to draw public attention and sympathy.8221;

8220;His disappointment also showed his reluctance to give up his stance to seek Tibetan independence,8221; it added.

The Dalai Lama, who fled to India amid a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959, says he does not seek Tibet8217;s separation from China but wants meaningful autonomy that would ensure the survival of the Himalayan region8217;s unique Buddhist culture.