United States Response to the Crisis
Bush Administration Statement
A little over a month ago, what began as peaceful protests in Lhasa erupted into violence and the loss of lives and property spanning the Tibet Autonomous Region and other Tibetan areas of China. The United States welcomes a stable, peaceful, and prosperous China, and we have a broad agenda with that country, which is a growing economic powerhouse, a nuclear P-5 [permanent United Nations] member, and an increasingly important actor on the international scene. At the sametime, we engage China in a way that is supportive of our political values —urging respect for human rights, religious freedom, and…
