Tibetan government-in-exile, China holding back-channel talks; aiming to revive stalled dialogue process
Dharamshala, April 25 -- The Tibetan government-in-exile and China are holding back-channel talks, signalling signs of willingness by both sides to re-engage over a decade after the formal dialogue process hit a dead end in view of anti-China protests in Tibet and Beijing's hardline approach towards the Buddhist region.The Sikyong or political head of Tibet's government-in-exile, Penpa Tsering, confirming the informal talks, said his interlocutor has been dealing with "people in Beijing" but there is no immediate expectation of a forward movement.
"We have had back-channel (engagement) since last year. But we have no immediate expectations from it. It has to be a long-term (one)," Tsering told a small group of journalists, insisting that...
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