thestandard.com.hk
November 12, 2015
US House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has led a delegation on a rare trip to cut-off Tibet during a visit to China that included meetings with officials in Beijing.
Pelosi has been a frequent critic of China’s human rights record, including in the remote Himalayan region where Beijing is accused of suppressing demands for greater religious and cultural freedoms.
FILE – U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., left, speaks with with Zhang Ping, vice chairman of China’s National People’s Congress, as she arrives for a bilateral meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Nov. 12, 2015.
Pelosi was asked about her Tibet trip during a meeting today with Zhang Ping, (Pictured, right) a vice chairman of China’s legislature, but her response was inaudible to journalists in the room. The Tibet visit was not announced in advance.
The China visit by Pelosi and six other Democrats was intended to focus on boosting trade ties, along with talks on national and cyber security, climate change and human rights.—AP
