Rice to China: "Talk to Him"

ANCHOR: And U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice weighed in on the situation in Tibet yesterday. Speaking at a joint news conference with her Indian counterpart, she urged Chinese authorities to talk to the Dalai Lama. STORY: The key word in Rice's speech was 'sustainable.' And she says the only way to have a more 'sustainable' policy towards Tibet is to talk to the Dalai Lama. [Condoleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State]: "But there also needs to be a day after the current events and that really requires a sustainable process of dealing with the problems of Tibet, the grievances of Tibetans and we believe that the Dalai Lama could play a very favourable role, given his belief in non-violence." But it'll be a tough sell to China, which accuses the Dalai Lama of masterminding the riots in Tibet and western China. The U.S. has a history of supporting the Dalai Lama. Last October, the U.S. Congress awarded the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal. And last week, a senior U.S. lawmaker met with the Dalai Lama in India. But the U.S. State Department also recently removed China from it's representative list of 10 human rights abusers. And U.S. President George Bush has said that he will attend the Beijing Olympics.

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