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To: Axxel who wrote (8843)	11/8/1998 10:02:00 AM
From: Catfish	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 13994

China gives Clinton an order Don't see Dalai Lama on his trip to U.S. --South China Morning Post Friday November 6 1998 Warning to US on Dalai Lama trip JASPER BECKER in Beijing China toughened its line on Tibet yesterday, warning President Bill Clinton not to meet the Dalai Lama as the exiled spiritual leader began a 10-day visit to the United States. "If the United States allows the Dalai Lama to arrange meetings with its leadership, it is playing a role in supporting his activities which seriously hurt the feelings of the Chinese people," complained Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao. "The US side has repeatedly promised not to support Tibetan independence. We call on the US side to adhere to its commitment and not meet the Dalai Lama." The Dalai Lama is likely to meet Mr Clinton early next week and may discuss a statement he is preparing. This could go some way to meeting preconditions for the resumptions of discussions which President Jiang Zemin set in June after Mr Clinton had urged a face-to-face meeting with the Dalai Lama. But China seems anxious to damped down any expectations of a breakthrough. A State Council statement issued yesterday said Beijing did not recognise what it termed the "illegal government in exile". A spokesman said it was "obvious that anti-China forces in the international community are still trying to use the Dalai Lama to put pressure on the Chinese Government". Contacts between Beijing and the Dalai Lama were "an internal affair". The spokesman said the Dalai Lama should not use them "as a pretext to distribute propaganda and sway public opinion". "This demonstrates his lack of sincerity," he said. The Dalai Lama was beginning his visit in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he and eight other winners of the Nobel Peace Prize were due to attend a conference centred on human rights and conflict resolution. scmp.com