US President Donald Trump has signed into law a Bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, prompting China to warn that the Act will seriously disrupt and hurt bilateral relations.
The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 modifies and re-authorises various programmes and provisions related to Tibet. Trump signed the Act on Sunday as part of the massive $2.3 trillion package for the year-end bill to provide long-delayed coronavirus relief.
Reacting to Trump’s move to sign the Government spending bill that includes provisions about Taiwan and Tibet, China on Monday expressed firm opposition to it.
The act will seriously disrupt and hurt China-US relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a media briefing in Beijing.
The Chinese Government firmly resolves to safeguard national sovereignty and security, and strongly urges the US to stop using Tibet-related and Taiwan-related issues to intesrfere in China’s internal affairs, Zhao said.