The United States on Monday named Under Secretary of State Uzra Zeya as special coordinator for Tibet, drawing a warning from China to stay out of its internal affairs.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Zeya, who is responsible for democracy and human rights, would lead US efforts to preserve the Chinese-ruled territory's religious, cultural, and linguistic heritage in the face of human rights abuses by Beijing.
Beijing has consistently refused to deal with a US coordinator on Tibet and China's Washington embassy on Monday denounced the move as "political manipulation."
"The US should stop interfering in China's internal affairs or destabilizing Tibet under the pretext of Tibet-related issues. China will take all necessary measures to safeguard our interests," embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu said in an email, without elaborating.
