Tibet inalienable part of China: US

Wang reiterated China's principled position on the issue of Tibet, urging the US to refrain from interfering in China's domestic affairs

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry said Washington maintains that Tibet is an inalienable part of China and does not support the independence of Tibet.

During a telephonic conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday, Kerry said the US policy on the Tibet issue remains unchanged, reports Xinhua.

Wang on his part, reiterated China's principled position on the issue of Tibet, urging the US side to refrain from interfering in China's domestic affairs and take practical actions to safeguard the overall China-US relations.

This development comes in the wake of US President Barack Obama's meeting with the 14th Dalai Lama, whom Beijing considers a political exile, engaged in an anti-China separatist activities under the guise of religion.

 

Both Kerry and Wang hailed the success of the recent US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogues and the US-China High-Level Consultation on People-to-People Exchange, which were held in Beijing earlier this month.

Kerry added, that the US stands ready to further push forward US-China relations.

Wang also mentioned that the recent dialogue has sent clear signals on commitment of both sides to build a new type of major-country relationship.