"The splittist Dalai clique is the main source of influence over Tibet's stability. It is the biggest hidden trouble in the stable development of Tibet; we vow to carry out a resolute struggle!" the report said.
MILITARY CONVOY
Tibet's government-in-exile, which says the Dalai Lama sent a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao as early as March 19 offering to send representatives to help calm the situation in Tibet, said it was committed to dialogue.
But in a statement from its base in Dharamsala, India, it said the attacks on the Dalai Lama must stop.
"It is our position that for any meeting to be productive, it is important for the Chinese leadership to understand the reality and acknowledge the positive role of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, rather than indulging in (a) vilification campaign..."
China has poured security personnel into Tibet and ethnic Tibetan parts of western China to curb the protests and launched political campaigns to combat pro-independence sentiment.
On Saturday, a convoy of a dozen military vehicles was seen driving toward Tibet's second city of Shigatse, though there was no sign of unrest in the area.
Analysts said carrying out crackdowns and offering concessions at the same time was part of China's strategy.
"All the attacks on him can be seen as pre-negotiation tactics designed in part to bolster domestic nationalism and at the same time to weaken his position in any future talks," said Robbie Barnett, a Tibet scholar at Columbia University.
But, he added, because six rounds of dialogue since 2002 between China and the Dalai Lama's envoys had yielded no discernible results, Beijing had used up much of its political capital on the issue.
"It is hard for people to see good intentions behind Beijing's moves," he said.
