The Dalai Lama’s envoy claims that “concrete proposals” were made during talks between Tibet’s exile government and Chinese officials.

The Dalai Lama's representatives departed today from China with a solid offer from Beijing for future talks, marking a small step toward expanding dialogue between the two sides following anti-government riots in Tibet.

The Dalai Lama’s envoys and Chinese officials are planning a second round of talks, China’s state-run news agency said today.

Envoys from the Dalai Lama are to hold talks with China aimed at ending the crisis in Tibet.

China says it will put the Lhasa rioters on trial and reopen Tibet to tourism by May, underscoring the government’s drive to close the book on recent unrest well before the summer’s Beijing Olympics.