US concerned over stalled Sino-Tibetan dialogue
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The United States expressed concern Tuesday that a dialogue between representatives of Tibet&#39;s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and China has stalled for more than a year amid &quot;extremely serious&quot; human rights abuses in the Himalayan territory.
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Tibet's top government official defended Chinese rule in the Himalayan region on Wednesday and dismissed calls by a veteran Tibetan Communist to allow the Dalai Lama to return home.
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The Dalai Lama's special envoy has arrived in China for talks on the exiled spiritual leader's aspirations for Tibetan autonomy, the third such visit in three years, officials in Washington said on Tuesday.
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The United States stressed on Thursday that it opposes Taiwan plans to hold a referendum on United Nations membership, while China urged Washington to help block the vote that it calls a dangerous provocation.
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China slammed the United States on Thursday for awarding the Dalai Lama one of its highest honors and summoned the U.S. ambassador in Beijing to complain, saying its actions had "gravely undermined" relations.
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Senior Chinese and South Korean officials have met in an effort to restart stalled talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament amid signs of US impatience with the diplomatic process.
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The United States said it would seek clarification from China over remarks by former longtime foreign minister Qian Qichen criticizing President George W. Bush on the eve of elections.
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Rights groups express concern about reports of clashes in Tibet between Chinese police and Buddhist monks.
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Chinese authorities have been forcing Tibetans to sign a petition opposing the Dalai Lama's return, a London-based group said, in apparent retaliation for the award of a high U.S. honor to Tibet's spiritual leader.
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The Dalai Lama&#39;s special envoy has arrived in China for talks on the exiled spiritual leader&#39;s aspirations for Tibetan autonomy, the third such visit in three years, officials in Washington said on Tuesday.
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In the run-up to the Dalai Lama's first visit to the German Chancellery, China has said it disapproves of politicians meeting with the Tibetan religious leader and called for Chancellor Merkel to cancel the encounter. "We hope that Germany will consider the higher interest of Chinese-German relationships and not allow the Dalai Lama's visit," a government spokeswoman said.
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Efforts to drive North Korea back to stalled nuclear talks are in big trouble, the top US negotiator has said after meeting a senior Chinese official to try and forge a breakthrough.
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BEIJING, Jan. 17 -- China demanded Thursday that the United States do more to prevent Taiwan from holding a controversial pro-independence referendum, but a senior U.S. official said Washington has already done all it can to get the vote called off.
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The United States said Friday it hoped for &quot;substantial progress&quot; from a new round of talks scheduled in Beijing on Tibet, whose spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is demanding for greater autonomy.
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Talking to the Dalai Lama offers  China&#39;s best chance for a peaceful solution in Tibet, U.S.  lawmakers and activists said on Tuesday, arguing that Beijing&#39;s  refusal to meet the exiled leader hurt China.
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The United States has been unable to  resolve a dispute with China over treatment of foreign auto  parts and could ask the World Trade Organization to rule on the  matter, U.S. trade officials said on Tuesday.
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Talks for a free trade agreement between the US and Malaysia are bogged down in sensitive issues and are unlikely to meet a crucial deadline to forge to deal, according to a senior US official.