China, Tibetan exiles resume talks
Updated
Envoys from the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government are preparing to resume talks.
The Chinese Government re-opened talks with the Dalai Lama's representatives in May but later said that discussions had to be postponed to deal with the Sichuan earthquake.
Our China correspondent, Stephen McDonell, says talks are now due to recommence with the arrival in Beijing of the Dalai Lama's envoys.
At present, the discussions have no specific goals, and critics of China have accused the government of the talks to silence Europeans who are calling for a boycott of the Olympics opening ceremony.
The Chinese government has called on the Dalai Lama to "treasure this opportunity" and "give a positive response".
