China plays down visit of Dalai Lama representative

A special envoy for Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, has arrived in China for talks – the third such visit in three years. The renewed contact between the two sides has been welcomed by the United States.

Washington hails Tibetan delegation’s visit to China

Welcoming Beijing’s move to host His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s envoys, the United States today expressed the hope that the on-going visit of the Tibetan leader’s representatives would pave the way for substantive talks between the two sides.