"WASHINGTON (AFP) — The United States urged China to reconsider its policies and pursue dialogue with the Dalai Lama, voicing "deep concern" about human rights in the region 50 years after an uprising.
The US State Department issued a statement on the sensitive anniversary just one day before China's foreign minister, Yang Jiechi, was due to hold his first talks in Washington since President Barack Obama's inauguration."
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Also see a related piece on Tibetan exiles in Time
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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