New Delhi, July 5 -- Urging India to act cautiously on Tibet-related issues to avoid affecting the improvement of bilateral relations, China on Friday objected to Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks that the incarnation of the Dalai Lama should follow his own wishes.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said India should be clear about the anti-China separatist nature of the 14th Dalai Lama and honour its commitments on Xizang (Tibet) related issues. She said India should avoid interfering in China's internal affairs concerning Xizang and avoid impacting the development of China-India relations.

Hours later, the Ministry of External Affairs said India does not take any position on matters concerning practices of fai...