Obama-Dalai Lama meeting would damage Sino-U.S. ties: China

Obama-Dalai Lama meeting would damage Sino-U.S. ties: China

BEIJING, China - Zhu Weiqun, executive deputy head of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, speaks about an expected U.S. visit by the Dalai Lama during a news conference in Beijing on Feb. 2, 2010. Zhu, who recently held talks with the Dalai Lama's envoys in Beijing, warned that if the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, meets with U.S. President Obama as expected in mid-February, it would seriously damage the political foundation of Sino-U.S. relations.

China says will never give greater autonomy to Tibet

China says will never give greater autonomy to Tibet

BEIJING, China - Zhu Weiqun, deputy head of the United Front Work Department in China's Communist Party, speaks about talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama at a news conference in Beijing on Nov. 10.

China launches space-based observatory to unravel the Sun's secrets

STORY: China launches space-based observatory to unravel the Sun's secrets DATELINE: Oct. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the satellite model 2. various of satellite simulation and animation 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAN WEIQUN, Principal scientist of the satellite, Purple Mountain Observatory under Chinese Academy of Sciences 4. various of eruptive phenomena simulation 5. various of researchers working STORYLINE: China sent a solar exploration satellite into space on Sunday, furthering the country's scientific endeavor to unravel the mysteries of the Sun. The Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), nicknamed Kuafu-1 in Chinese, was launched aboard a Long March-2D rocket at 07:43 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and entered its planned orbit successfully. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): GAN WEIQUN, Principal scientist of the satellite, Purple Mountain Observatory under Chinese Academy of Scie

Obama-Dalai Lama meeting would damage Sino-U.S. ties: China

Obama-Dalai Lama meeting would damage Sino-U.S. ties: China

BEIJING, China - Zhu Weiqun, executive deputy head of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, speaks about an expected U.S. visit by the Dalai Lama during a news conference in Beijing on Feb. 2, 2010. Zhu, who recently held talks with the Dalai Lama's envoys in Beijing, warned that if the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, meets with U.S. President Obama as expected in mid-February, it would seriously damage the political foundation of Sino-U.S. relations. (Kyodo)

China says will never give greater autonomy to Tibet

China says will never give greater autonomy to Tibet

BEIJING, China - Zhu Weiqun, deputy head of the United Front Work Department in China's Communist Party, speaks about talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama at a news conference in Beijing on Nov. 10. (Kyodo)