NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama, seen by Beijing as a symbol of Tibetan separatism, said on Thursday he and his followers were ready to accept that the region remains a part of China.
"I once again want to reassure the Chinese authorities that as long as I am responsible for the affairs of Tibet we remain fully committed to the Middle Way Approach of not seeking independence for Tibet and are willing to remain within the People's Republic of China," the Tibetan spiritual leader said.
The Dalai Lama, who fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule, made the comments in an annual statement on the 46th anniversary of the revolt.
The Nobel laureate, who heads a Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala in the Indian hill state of Himachal Pradesh, has maintained that he only wants greater autonomy for the Tibetan people.
- REUTERS
Dalai Lama says Tibet can be part of China
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