<p>"When some foreign groups are claiming that they support the Dalai Lama for the protection of the distinct Tibetan religion, culture and language, it is also a question as to whether the monk himself is a Tibetan," a commentary on the Peoples Daily website said today.<br /><br />The paper referred to the Tibetan spiritual leader's comments after his Arunachal visit last year during which he had said: "I see myself as a son of India and I am proud of that. I am a Tibetan in appearance because my parents are Tibetans, but spiritually I am Indian."<br /><br />The paper said the Dalai Lama had also in 2007 asserted that Arunachal Pradesh, claimed by China, was a part of India, a statement echoed by the "Tibetan government-in-exile."<br /><br />Arunachal Pradesh and the McMahon region, which China claims as part of southern Tibet, it said, was governed by the local Tibet government in Chinese history.<br />"It is the birthplace of the sixth Dalai Lama and boasts temples built by the fifth Dalai Lama," it said.<br /><br />"How can the Dalai Lama, who on one hand seeks a 'Greater Tibet' that would cover not only the Tibet Autonomous Region but also all other Tibetan-inhabited areas in China, and on the other present the land of ancestors to foreign countries, be representative of the Tibetan people?" <br /><br />"Is such a person in a position to talk about religion, culture, language and human rights? It only testifies to his plot of splitting the nation by counting on foreign forces," the paper said.<br /><br />It said the Tibetan leader's acts of sabotaging China's relations with other countries would only worsen his relation with the central government and cause nationwide resentment against him.<br /><br />"He will taste the bitter fruits of his plots in the long run," it said.<br />China has termed Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama as interference in its internal affairs, and one that grossly violated basic norms governing international relations.<br />An editorial in the Global Times said both China and the US have repeatedly openly expressed an intent to build cooperative bilateral relations, especially following Obama's last year's visit to Beijing.<br /><br />US officials frequently talk about partnership, it said, but the country is seen "changing its stance quickly".<br /><br />"The US is trying to keep an advantage by befriending China while also charting its own diplomatic course," it said.</p>
<p>"When some foreign groups are claiming that they support the Dalai Lama for the protection of the distinct Tibetan religion, culture and language, it is also a question as to whether the monk himself is a Tibetan," a commentary on the Peoples Daily website said today.<br /><br />The paper referred to the Tibetan spiritual leader's comments after his Arunachal visit last year during which he had said: "I see myself as a son of India and I am proud of that. I am a Tibetan in appearance because my parents are Tibetans, but spiritually I am Indian."<br /><br />The paper said the Dalai Lama had also in 2007 asserted that Arunachal Pradesh, claimed by China, was a part of India, a statement echoed by the "Tibetan government-in-exile."<br /><br />Arunachal Pradesh and the McMahon region, which China claims as part of southern Tibet, it said, was governed by the local Tibet government in Chinese history.<br />"It is the birthplace of the sixth Dalai Lama and boasts temples built by the fifth Dalai Lama," it said.<br /><br />"How can the Dalai Lama, who on one hand seeks a 'Greater Tibet' that would cover not only the Tibet Autonomous Region but also all other Tibetan-inhabited areas in China, and on the other present the land of ancestors to foreign countries, be representative of the Tibetan people?" <br /><br />"Is such a person in a position to talk about religion, culture, language and human rights? It only testifies to his plot of splitting the nation by counting on foreign forces," the paper said.<br /><br />It said the Tibetan leader's acts of sabotaging China's relations with other countries would only worsen his relation with the central government and cause nationwide resentment against him.<br /><br />"He will taste the bitter fruits of his plots in the long run," it said.<br />China has termed Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama as interference in its internal affairs, and one that grossly violated basic norms governing international relations.<br />An editorial in the Global Times said both China and the US have repeatedly openly expressed an intent to build cooperative bilateral relations, especially following Obama's last year's visit to Beijing.<br /><br />US officials frequently talk about partnership, it said, but the country is seen "changing its stance quickly".<br /><br />"The US is trying to keep an advantage by befriending China while also charting its own diplomatic course," it said.</p>