It is the principle President Jiang Zemin has reiterated on many occasions: the Dalai Lama should give up his stand for the independence of Tibet, stop his activities to split the motherland and recognize that Tibet is an inseparable part of China.

• 我认为中国政府的态度一是有原则的，这就是江泽民主席多次重申的原则，达赖喇嘛要放弃西藏独立的主张，停止分裂祖国活动，承认西藏是中国不可分割的一部分。