His Holiness the Dalai Lama's hopes that Beijing would give serious consideration to his desire for autonomy for Tibet have been thwarted by China. The Tibet Sun reported on August 7, 2013 that China has rejected the Dalai Lama’s demand for greater autonomy. China has said the Dalai Lama’s demand for a “high degree of autonomy” for Tibet went against the Chinese Constitution and the “fundamental interests of Tibetan Buddhism”.
Yu Zhengsheng, a senior leader of the ruling Communist Party of China, said in his talks with Buddhist monks and religious officials during his current tour of Tibet, “Dalai Lama’s so-called “high-degree of autonomy” in “Greater Tibet” has “run counter to China’s Constitution, the law, and the fundamental interests of Tibetan Buddhism.” Xinhua has reported Yu also has urged the Tibetan Buddhist circle to maintain a clear understanding of the secessionist nature of the Dalai Lama clique, while resolutely safeguarding national unification along with Tibet’s harmony and stability.
Yu has stressed that ethnic and religious policies in China must be aimed at adaptation to a socialist society. His statements have made it clear that the new leadership of China which took over power this year for a ten year tenure will continue to reject the Dalai Lama's call for greater autonomy for Tibet. At this time there are no indications as to whether the new Chinese leadership headed by President Xi Jinping has any plans to hold any type of talks with the Dalai Lama.
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