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China's Wen defends policies on Tibetan "brothers"
Feb 14, 2012, 12:08 GMT
Beijing - Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday defended China's policies in Tibetan areas, where police have tightened security following a series of anti-government protests this year.
The protests, including several self-immolations by Buddhist monks and lay Tibetans, 'have no popular support,' Wen said, adding that Tibetans were 'our brothers.'
'Any attempts to incite a small number of monks to take extreme acts to undermine stability in Tibet is not in the interests of development in Tibet or the interests of Tibetans,' he said following talks with EU leaders.
Wen said the region was an 'inalienable' part of China where the government promotes economic development and respects traditional culture and religious freedom.
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