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13789
Fri, 07/25/2008 - 15:02
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China rejects charges of its pressure on Nepal over Tibetans
Beijing, Jul 25 (PTI) - China Thursday dismissed allegations that it was applying pressure on Nepal to crack down on Tibetans staging continuous anti-Beijing protests there, saying it did not resort to such tactics with a "good"neighbour and friend.
"We do not accept such accusations and we criticise such remarks," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular bi-weekly media briefing, rejecting the charge ofpressure on Kathmandu by a human rights group.
Li was also asked if repeated calls to the government by China's Ambassador to Nepal to act against Tibetan protesters did not amount to "interference in the internal affairs of other countries." Liu said "firstly, Nepal is our friendly neighbour and we don't impose pressure on our good neighbour and good friend." Also, he said, China stated many times it would not allow "any actions that harm our interests and our friendly neighbours have also reiterated that they will not allow actions that harm China's interests on their own territory." "We appreciate this. We will not allow any individuals to harm our national interest or separate Tibet from China or to attack our diplomatic missions overseas. We support and appreciate some countries' necessary steps to prevent suchthings from happening," the spokesman said.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch had claimed in a report the Nepal government, under pressure from China, arbitrarily arrested hundreds of Tibetans and restricted their right to demonstrate against the March crackdown in Tibet byBeijing.
The new report, 'Appeasing China' - Restricting the Rights of Tibetans in Nepal, had claimed that there were numerous violations of human rights by the Nepali authorities against Tibetans, including use of excessive force, arbitraryarrest and arbitrary and preventive detention.
"We do not accept such accusations and we criticise such remarks," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular bi-weekly media briefing, rejecting the charge ofpressure on Kathmandu by a human rights group.
Li was also asked if repeated calls to the government by China's Ambassador to Nepal to act against Tibetan protesters did not amount to "interference in the internal affairs of other countries." Liu said "firstly, Nepal is our friendly neighbour and we don't impose pressure on our good neighbour and good friend." Also, he said, China stated many times it would not allow "any actions that harm our interests and our friendly neighbours have also reiterated that they will not allow actions that harm China's interests on their own territory." "We appreciate this. We will not allow any individuals to harm our national interest or separate Tibet from China or to attack our diplomatic missions overseas. We support and appreciate some countries' necessary steps to prevent suchthings from happening," the spokesman said.
The U.S.-based Human Rights Watch had claimed in a report the Nepal government, under pressure from China, arbitrarily arrested hundreds of Tibetans and restricted their right to demonstrate against the March crackdown in Tibet byBeijing.
The new report, 'Appeasing China' - Restricting the Rights of Tibetans in Nepal, had claimed that there were numerous violations of human rights by the Nepali authorities against Tibetans, including use of excessive force, arbitraryarrest and arbitrary and preventive detention.
