Tibet chief attacks Dalai Lama over riots

China’s Communist Party chief in Tibet delivered a fresh attack on the Dalai Lama today as envoys of the region’s exiled leader met for a second day of secretive talks with Chinese officials.

The official Tibet Daily quoted hard-liner Zhang Qingli saying that supporters of the Dalai Lama were behind deadly rioting in Tibet’s capital, Lhasa, on March 14 which quickly spread throughout Tibetan areas of western China.