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| Envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are going to China for talks with officials, the Dalai Lama's office says. | Envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are going to China for talks with officials, the Dalai Lama's office says. |
| Two Tibetan envoys are to arrive in Beijing on Saturday for talks on ending the crisis in Tibetan areas of China. | Two Tibetan envoys are to arrive in Beijing on Saturday for talks on ending the crisis in Tibetan areas of China. |
| This would be the first contact between the two sides since anti-China protests in Tibet in March turned violent. | This would be the first contact between the two sides since anti-China protests in Tibet in March turned violent. |
| The Dalai Lama has headed a Tibetan government in exile based in India since he fled Tibet in 1959. | The Dalai Lama has headed a Tibetan government in exile based in India since he fled Tibet in 1959. |
| The Tibetan envoys "will convey His Holiness the Dalai Lama's deep concerns about the Chinese authorities' handling of the situation and also provide suggestions to bring peace to the region," a statement from the Dalai Lama's office in Dharamsala, India, said. | |
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| Anti-China protests led by Buddhist monks began in Lhasa on 10 March and gradually escalated into rioting. | Anti-China protests led by Buddhist monks began in Lhasa on 10 March and gradually escalated into rioting. |
| China says at least 19 people were killed by the rioters - but Tibetan exiles say that nearly 100 were killed by the Chinese security forces as they moved to restore calm. | |
| The Chinese government blamed the Dalai Lama and his followers for inciting the unrest, with the goal of undermining the Beijing Olympics and promoting Tibetan independence. | |
| The Dalai Lama has denied the charges and repeated his position that he wants increased autonomy for Tibet within China. | |
| Last week, an unnamed Chinese official told state media that Beijing would hold talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama "in coming days". |