The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, Dharmsala

China has dismissed talks in India by exiled Tibetan leaders on the future of the Himalayan region, saying any moves to separate Tibet from China will fail.

"Any attempt to separate Tibet from Chinese territory will be doomed," Foreign Ministry spokesman Gin Qang told a news conference Tuesday. "The so-called Tibet government in exile is not recognized by any government in the world,"

Qin's comments come as Tibetan leaders meet this week in the first major re-evaluation of their strategy since the Dalai Lama in 1988 outlined his "middle way." That philosophy pushes for autonomy but not outright independence for Tibet.

The meeting in India comes after the Dalai Lama expressed frustration over years of fruitless talks with China.

The meeting in the northern India hill town of Dharmsala, the base of Tibet's self-proclaimed government-in-exile, was called by the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader.