U.S. Reiterates Backing for Tibetan Aspirations to Preserve Culture After Man Set Himself on Fire

US reiterates backing for Tibetan aspirations to preserve culture

The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it will continue to call on China to return to dialogue with the Dalai Lama, after a Tibetan man set himself on fire near U.N. headquarters last week.

US Reaffirms Support for Tibetan Cultural Preservation After Activist’s Self-Immolation

The United States on Wednesday reaffirmed its backing for Tibetans’ demands to preserve their culture, language, and religion following a Tibetan activist’s death from self-immolation in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. A State Department spokesperson said the United States “is committed to supporting the unalienable human rights and aspirations of Tibetans to celebrate and preserve their unique culture, language, and r…

U.S. reiterates backing Tibet in preserving culture after man set himself on fire

International human-rights groups and exiles have routinely condemned what they call China's oppressive rule in Tibetan areas.

U.S. reiterates backing for Tibetan aspirations to preserve culture after man set himself on fire

The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it supports aspirations of Tibetans to preserve their culture and will continue to call on China to return to dialogue with the Dalai Lama, after a Tibetan man set himself on fire near the UN headquarters last week.

US reiterates backing for Tibetan aspirations to preserve culture after man set himself on fire

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, July 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it supports aspirations of Tibetans to preserve their culture and will continue to call on China to return to dialogue with the ​Dalai Lama, after a Tibetan ma...

US Urges China To Resume Dialogue With Dalai Lama, Shows Support For Tibetans

Following the fatal self-immolation of a Tibetan man near United Nations headquarters in New York, the U.S. State Department reaffirmed its support for Tibetans’ desire to preserve their cultural identity.  On Wednesday, the department announced it would persist in urging China to resume dialogue with the Dalai Lama. The man, who set himself on fire […] The post US Urges China To Resume Dialogue With Dalai Lama, Shows Support For Tibetans appear…