Dalai Lama’s Representatives Talk With China: A Second Date Is Planned

by Nicole

A meeting between representatives of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government took place in Shenzhen, north of Hong Kong this past Sunday (May 4). It's the first time that the two sides have come together for direct dialog since violence erupted in Tibet in March.

According to a press release on the Dalai Lama's official website, his special envoy Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen traveled to China for the talks, which began on Sunday morning.

It is too soon to say if any tangible progress has been made beyond the window dressing the Chinese needed to placate various governments around the globe, including our own, who've been putting mounting pressure on China to resume talks with the exiled Tibetan leadership in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics. However, China's official news agency, Xinhua, has reported that a second round of talks are planned, though a firm date for these has yet to be announced.

| 05/05/08 | News