China 'strongly dissatisfied' with India over Dalai Lama's Arunachal visit
merisarkar news service
New Delhi, November 11, 2009
China said on Tuesday that it is strongly dissatisfied with India for allowing the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh.
On the third day of the the Dalai Lama's visit to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that China firmly opposed the trip which was separatist in nature.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a news briefing that the Indian side allowed the Dalai Lama's visit regardless of China's grave concerns.
Qin was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua news agency that the visit fully exposes the Dalai Lama's separatist nature, adding that his attempt will not succeed.
China stakes claim on Tawang and the whole of Arunachal Pradesh as its territory and strongly objected to the Dalai Lama's visit since it was announced in September.
The Dalai Lama, who is on a week-long visit to Arunachal since Sunday, has characterised his emotional trip as non-political and slammed China for opposing it.
India has made it clear that Arunachal Pradesh is its integral part and the Dalai Lama is an honoured guest who is free to travel anywhere in the country.
