12. Feb 2009
China wants to "improve" regional autonomy
(VOA) China says it is going to work on improving regional autonomy. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters that China will continue to "improve the system of regional national autonomy". Jiang says China will take various measures to safeguard the "fundamental issues" of all ethnic groups, but did not provide further details. Her comments came in response to questions about the Dalai Lama's travels in Europe, when he went to Italy and Germany for four days, to receive various awards.