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The US ambassador. in china, Gary Locke, After a surprise visit to Tibet, He has urged Beijin to reexamine his policy towards the independentistas of this region; An attempt to disseminate an image pro Human Rights of the Washington government on the eve of the elections.
"Imploramos a los chinos que cumplan realmente con los representantes del pueblo tibetano para tratar y volver a examinar algunas de las políticas que han causado algunas restricciones, violencia y muchos casos de autoinmolaciones", Locke held on Monday.
The American diplomat also confirmed his visit last September to two monasteries in the ABA Prefecture of the province of Sichuan, The most conflicting part of Tibet, where he met with local monks and residents.
Aba, An ethnically Tibetan area, It has been the scene of protests against the Government of Beijing. From February 2009, some 60 Tibetans, Many of them monks and nuns, Fire have been turned on in Sichuan and Tibet.
"Tenemos serias preocupaciones acerca de la violencia y de las autoinmolaciones que se han producido en los últimos años", The American ambassador alleged, además de considerar que esos incidentes son "muy lamentables".
Locke's visit to the separatist region of Tibet is part of the electoral campaign of the current White House tenant, Barack Obama, to supposedly promote human rights in China and attract the support of human rights activists.
In previous statements, Washington called China's high authorities to resume dialogue with Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who fled into exile in 1959 and enjoys strong public support in the United States.
For your part, The Chinese government criticizes the situation of human rights in the United States.
China, In a report published at the end of last May about the situation of human rights in the United States, He called Washington to carefully look at his serious problems in that field and cease the usual use of Human R: HH. as a political instrument to interfere with the internal affairs of other.
