BEIJING/LHASA – China firmly opposes the Xizang-related bill signed into law by the US side and has protested to Washington, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

On July 12, US President Joe Biden signed into law the "Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act", which gives recognition to the so-called notion of "Greater Tibet" made up by the Dalai group, and asks the US government and the United States Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues to counter "disinformation about Tibet" from the Chinese government.

President Biden said in a statement that the act "does not change longstanding bipartisan United States policy to recognize the Tibet autonomous region and other Tibetan areas of China as part of the People's Republic of China".

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Reacting to this, a spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that the act violated the US government's long-held position and commitments and the basic norms governing international relations, grossly interfered in China's domestic affairs, undermined China's interests, and sent a severely wrong signal to the "Tibet independence" forces.

We urge the US side to take concrete actions to honor its commitments of recognizing Xizang as part of China and not supporting 'Tibet independence'. The US must not implement the Act.

Spokesperson, Foreign Ministry, China

Xizang has been part of China since ancient times. Its affairs are China's internal affairs which brook no interference by any external forces and Xizang today enjoys social stability and harmony, with sound economic performance and people's well-being well protected, said the spokesperson.

Xizang is making fresh progress in effectively running its society, maintaining social stability, and achieving high-quality development. No one and no force should ever attempt to destabilize Xizang to contain and suppress China, spokesperson said, stressing that such attempts will never succeed.

"We urge the US side to take concrete actions to honor its commitments of recognizing Xizang as part of China and not supporting 'Tibet independence'. The US must not implement the Act.

“If the US continues down the wrong path, China will take resolute measures to firmly defend its sovereignty, security and development interests," said the spokesperson.

China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) also strongly condemned the passage of bill and its signing into law.

The act grossly interferes in China's internal affairs and severely undermines China's interests, sending a seriously wrong signal to the separatist forces seeking "Tibet independence," the NPC Foreign Affairs Committee said in a statement on Saturday.

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At a symposium held the same day, members of the Committee of Ethnic and Religious Affairs of the CPPCC National Committee slammed the act as full of extremely erroneous views and provocative remarks, adding that it was blatant interference in China's internal affairs under the guise of "ethnicity," "religion" and "human rights”.

The Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Xizang Autonomous Region and the Xizang Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference also issued separate statements expressing strong indignation at and firm opposition to the signing of bill on Xizang.