BEIJING: In a move aimed at polishing its image ahead of Olympic games, China's representatives will meet envoys of the Dalai Lama to resume their second round of fence-mending talks here on Tuesday after Tibet was rocked by unrest three months ago.
The special envoys of the Dalai Lama Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari and Kelsang Gyaltsen have reached Beijing for talks scheduled for two days, the Tibetan government in exile based in Dharamsala in India said on Monday.
After announcing that the second round of talks would take place in early July, the Chinese government has however not announced either the date or the venue and kept it under wraps.
The same envoys of the Dalai Lama took part in the last parleys held on May four in Shenzen after major powers nudged Beijing to end crackdown and resume the dialogue with the Tibetan spiritual leader whom China had vilified accusing him of having masterminded the riots in Tibet.
Welcoming the talks, the Dalai Lama has said he hoped it would contribute to resolving the "long simmering issue" in the interest of "stability, unity and harmony of all nationalities in the People's Republic of China".
The Dalai Lama's office said the Tibetan leader had instructed the envoys to "make every effort to bring about tangible progress to alleviate the difficult situation for Tibetans in their homeland".
After the riots broke out during major anti-government protests in two decades in Tibetan capital Lhasa on March 14, China had repeatedly attacked the Nobel laureate, accusing him of being a separatist and trying to sabotage Olympics scheduled for August this year. Beijing had insisted that he must cease these "activities" and take "credible steps" to create conditions for talks.