From The Strait Times:LONDON - A SENIOR Chinese official said in comments broadcast on Friday that Beijing is open to further talks with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Mr Zhu Weiqun told the BBC that 'China has done everything it can to talk to the Dalai Lama. The door is still open.'
Tibetan representatives and Chinese officials have held several rounds of talks on the disputed territory, with little apparent progress.
Earlier this week Mr Zhu, a vice-minister of the United Front Work Department, blamed the Dalai Lama and his envoys for the talks' failure. In an apparent hardening of Beijing's stance, he said the Tibetan spiritual leader's calls for greater autonomy masked his desire for the Himalayan region's independence.
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My Comment: the Chinese know that demographics and their booming economy puts them in the drivers seat when it comes to Tibet. The only difference now is that the Dalai Lama and many Tibetans are beginning to realize this.