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- US ambassador to China, on a visit to the Tibet autonomous region, has urged China to engage in substantive dialogue with exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama.
- He also expressed concerns regarding the Chinese government’s interference in Tibetan Buddhists freedom to organize and practice their religion.
- This visit comes as China tightly restricts access to Tibet by foreigners, especially journalists and diplomats.In response to those restrictions,the U.S. Congress had passed an act that would deny entry to the United States for those involved in formulating or enforcing such policies.
- China says Tibet has been part of its territory for centuries well before People’s Liberation Army (PLA) took control of it in 1950.But Tibetans say they were effectively an independent nation for most of that time.
- The Dalai Lama fled to India amid a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.China labels the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist and has refused contacts with his representatives for more than a decade and objects strongly to any meetings between him and foreign politicians.
- In recent years there has been a significant tightening of control over Tibetan Buddhism,use of the Tibetan language and traditional cultural expression.
- Following anti-government protests in 2008, Beijing imposed a policy of “grid policing” that substantially reduces travel and social life for Tibetans, even while China ramps up domestic tourism in the region.



