Reports about Chinese assassination attempts against Dalai Lama 'a stunt'

Claims of Chinese assassination attempts against the Dalai Lama, which have led to security being beefed up around his residence, have been denied by Tibet's official website which claimed that this is a stunt set up by the Dalai Lama to attract international attention. China Tibet Online (tibet.cn), the official website of the Tibet Autonomous Region in western China, reported Monday that police in India area are "framing" China by deploying additional manpower to safeguard the Dalai Lama in McLeod Ganj. According to a report from The Tribune in India on December 30, a proposal has been made to the State Home Department to enhance security for the Dalai Lama "in view of the threat perception to his life" and "there have been several instances in the recent past when alleged Chinese spies with maps and documents containing secret information have been arrested around his residence." The report on The Tribune also said that the police have proposed the installation of high-resolution 360 degrees cameras, baggage scanners and sophisticated sabotage-checking equipment at the entrance of the Dalai Lama's residence. Claims that China is sending spies to assassinate Dalai Lama are groundless as he has been snubbed by many countries and has lost his international influence, said one report on tibet.cn. The tibet.cn report claimed that Dalai Lama is struggling to attract international attention and cover up his internal and external troubles by making this stunts. This is not the first time the Dalai Lama and his supporters have claimed that he faces threats from China. Spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, Hong Lei, rejected the Dalai Lama's claim that China hired "well-trained agents, especially female agents" to assassinate him in May 2012.