U.S. Reaffirms Support for Tibetan Cultural Rights After Self-Immolation Near U.N.
The U.S. State Department reiterated its backing for Tibetans' right to preserve their culture, language and religion and urged China to return to direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama after a Tibetan man died from severe burns following a self-immolation outside United Nations headquarters in New York. Chinese officials defended their territorial cl…