The Dalai Lama's comments came hours after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao blamed him for the violence in Tibet and said Beijing will only hold talks with the spiritual leader if he gives up independence ambitions for his homeland.
Wen said Dalai Lama's claims that he pursues peaceful dialogue and not Tibet independence were 'nothing but lies'.
"We have ample facts and plenty of evidence to prove that the riots in Lhasa were organised, premeditated, masterminded and incited by the Dalai clique," Wen said.
"Tibet and Taiwan are inalienable parts of the Chinese territory. We mean what we say. We need to watch what the Dalai Lama does. It is up to him," the Chinese premier adds.
The Dalai Lama, who last week said he was helpless when violence broke out in Tibet, now says he is not in a position to tell Tibetans living under Chinese rule as to what they should or they should not do.
Image: Chinese solders in armoured personel carriers patrol a street in Tibetan capital Lhasa.
Photographs: Kim Jae-Hwan/AFP/Getty Images
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