By KUNA
Tokyo : China urged the US to see clearly the true nature of the Dalai clique and support the position of the Chinese government to control unrest in Tibet, state run Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi made the remarks in Beijing during his meeting with US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, the news agency said.
Yang stressed that the measures taken by the Chinese government according to law, which “won understanding and support from majority of the countries” in the world.
“China hopes the US side to see clearly the true nature of the Dalai clique, respect truth and distinguish between right and wrong, understand and support the just position of the Chinese government and people,” Yang was quoted as saying.
Paulson arrived in Beijing on Wednesday on a two-day visit for preparation for the fourth round of China-US Strategic Economic Dialogue. Paulson, who also met with President Hu Jintao and Vice Premier Wang Qishan, is the first high-level US official to visit China following last month’s unrest in Tibet and nearby provinces, the largest anti-government demonstrations in Tibet since 1989.
China says rioters killed 18 civilians and a police officer in the violence, while non-governmental organizations say 140 deaths are directly related to China’s crackdown.
Beijing blames the violence on Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India. The Dalai Lama says he is seeking greater autonomy for Tibet and denies being behind the rioting. China occupied Tibet in 1951.