China condemns US Tibetan rights envoy, calls it ‘interference in internal affairs’

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Tenzin Nyidon

DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 21: China on Wednesday strongly criticised the United States following Washington’s announcement of a new United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, accusing the US of “interfering in China’s internal affairs.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that Riley M. Barnes, the current Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, has been designated to serve as the new Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. The position, mandated under US law, is responsible for coordinating American efforts to promote and protect the human rights, cultural identity, religious freedom, and linguistic he...

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