#FMsays FM spokeswoman Mao Ning urged the United States to stop using #Xizang-related issues to interfere in China's internal affairs, after the #US State Department called on #China in a statement to resume dialogue with the 14th Dalai Lama. At a news briefing in August 2024, Mao Ning said that the 14th Dalai Lama is not a religious figure, but a political exile engaged in anti-China separatist activities under the veil of religion.