China concerned over Dalai Lama's UK visit

China’s foreign ministry says it is concerned about a planned meeting between prime minister Gordon Brown and the Dalai Lama.

China concerned over Dalai Lama's UK visit

China’s foreign ministry says it is concerned about a planned meeting between prime minister Gordon Brown and the Dalai Lama.

Ministry spokesman Qin Gang repeated Beijing’s claim that Tibet’s exiled Buddhist leader is a “political refugee engaged in activities of splitting China under the camouflage of religion,” in remarks issued late last night by the official Xinhua News Agency.

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