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Chinese official urges new struggle against Dalai Lama, tighter control over Tibetan Buddhism

A top Chinese Communist Party official has called for a renewed struggle against the Dalai Lama's influence, as well as strengthened controls over Tibetan Buddhism, state media reported Friday.Jia Qinglin's comments come weeks ahead of the third anniversary of the most widespread uprising against Chinese rule by Tibetans in decades.China blamed followers of the exiled Dalai Lama for fomenting the disturbances on March 14, 2008, including a riot in Tibet's capital, Lhasa, that left 22 people dead.The Dalai Lama, who heads the self-declared Tibetan government-in-exile in India, has denied the charge."We must deepen the fight against the Dalai Lama clique, more circumspectly carry out each task in maintaining stability and do a solid job in regards to Tibetan Buddhism," Jia was quoted by the official Xinhua News Agency as telling party officials at a meeting Thursday.Officials must "create a positive environment for development" in Tibet and Tibetan regions of four neighboring provinces, ...

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