WASHINGTON: The US will have to specific publicly that China wishes to have interaction in a significant and direct discussion with the Dalai Lama or his representatives, with out preconditions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has informed lawmakers, ahead of his visit to Beijing.
The Chinese government officers and the Dalai Lama or his representatives have now not met in formal negotiations since 2010. The US has encouraged either side to have interaction in significant and direct discussion, with out preconditions, to result in a settlement that resolves variations.
In reaction to written questions from Members of america Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pompeo said he was once dedicated to press for respect of human rights for Tibetans, together with freedom of faith and belief, in his conversations with the Chinese officers, and advocating for the discharge of Tibetan political prisoners.
Pompeo will visit China on Thursday and will alternate perspectives together with his Chinese counterpart on bilateral ties and major global and regional problems with common fear , Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said these days.
"I will recommend that the United States express publicly, and at the highest levels of government that Chinese authorities need to engage in meaningful and direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives, without preconditions, to lower tensions and resolve differences," Pompeo said.
Pompeo said he's going to also raise considerations about the loss of regular get admission to to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) for US journalists, diplomats, lecturers and others.
The written solutions to the questions were submitted by way of Pompeo as a part of his confirmation procedure. These solutions were recently released by way of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The most sensible American diplomat confident the lawmakers that he's going to fully put into effect the Tibetan Policy Act and in particular "will urge China to cease restrictions on the human rights of Tibetans as well as their religious, linguistic and cultural traditions and practices".
"I will be committed to pressing for respect for human rights, including freedom of religion and belief, in my conversations with Chinese officials, and advocating for the release of Tibetan political prisoners," he said.
On the issue of the Chinese government's interference on spiritual freedom and the reincarnation strategy of the Dalai Lama, Pompeo dedicated himself to "press the Chinese government to respect the legitimacy of Tibetan Buddhists' religious practices. This includes the decisions of Tibetan Buddhists in selecting, educating, and venerating the lamas who lead the faith, such as the Dalai Lama," he said.
In its latest Tibet negotiations report despatched to the Congress, the Trump administration said it was once involved by way of the Chinese government's interference within the selection, training and veneration of Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leaders.
China says that the successor to the Dalai Lama must be chosen in keeping with the spiritual rituals and historic conventions as well as the backing from the ruling Communist Party.
Last year, the Chinese overseas ministry said the successor to the Dharamshala-based 14th Dalai Lama must be chosen in keeping with the spiritual rituals and historic conventions, together with drawing of rather a lot from the Golden Urn in entrance of the Shakyamuni (Buddha) statue at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, adopted by way of the required approval from the ruling Communist Party of China.
Since he fled Tibet in 1959 to flee from the Chinese profession, the Dalai Lama, 82, has been holding China on tenterhooks about his successor.
The Chinese government officers and the Dalai Lama or his representatives have now not met in formal negotiations since 2010. The US has encouraged either side to have interaction in significant and direct discussion, with out preconditions, to result in a settlement that resolves variations.
In reaction to written questions from Members of america Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Pompeo said he was once dedicated to press for respect of human rights for Tibetans, together with freedom of faith and belief, in his conversations with the Chinese officers, and advocating for the discharge of Tibetan political prisoners.
Pompeo will visit China on Thursday and will alternate perspectives together with his Chinese counterpart on bilateral ties and major global and regional problems with common fear , Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said these days.
"I will recommend that the United States express publicly, and at the highest levels of government that Chinese authorities need to engage in meaningful and direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives, without preconditions, to lower tensions and resolve differences," Pompeo said.
Pompeo said he's going to also raise considerations about the loss of regular get admission to to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) for US journalists, diplomats, lecturers and others.
The written solutions to the questions were submitted by way of Pompeo as a part of his confirmation procedure. These solutions were recently released by way of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The most sensible American diplomat confident the lawmakers that he's going to fully put into effect the Tibetan Policy Act and in particular "will urge China to cease restrictions on the human rights of Tibetans as well as their religious, linguistic and cultural traditions and practices".
"I will be committed to pressing for respect for human rights, including freedom of religion and belief, in my conversations with Chinese officials, and advocating for the release of Tibetan political prisoners," he said.
On the issue of the Chinese government's interference on spiritual freedom and the reincarnation strategy of the Dalai Lama, Pompeo dedicated himself to "press the Chinese government to respect the legitimacy of Tibetan Buddhists' religious practices. This includes the decisions of Tibetan Buddhists in selecting, educating, and venerating the lamas who lead the faith, such as the Dalai Lama," he said.
In its latest Tibet negotiations report despatched to the Congress, the Trump administration said it was once involved by way of the Chinese government's interference within the selection, training and veneration of Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leaders.
China says that the successor to the Dalai Lama must be chosen in keeping with the spiritual rituals and historic conventions as well as the backing from the ruling Communist Party.
Last year, the Chinese overseas ministry said the successor to the Dharamshala-based 14th Dalai Lama must be chosen in keeping with the spiritual rituals and historic conventions, together with drawing of rather a lot from the Golden Urn in entrance of the Shakyamuni (Buddha) statue at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, adopted by way of the required approval from the ruling Communist Party of China.
Since he fled Tibet in 1959 to flee from the Chinese profession, the Dalai Lama, 82, has been holding China on tenterhooks about his successor.
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