Over 40 Chinese foreign missions harassed by Dalai Lama followers last year: official

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Some 10,000 followers of the Dalai Lama staged harassing and wrecking activities in front of more than 40 Chinese foreign missions last year, a Chinese official said Tuesday.

Sita, vice minister of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, disclosed the figures at a press conference to brief media on the talks between central government officials and the Dalai Lama's private representatives last week.