"We do not recognise this 'Tibetan exiled government'," Xinhua quoted an unnamed spokesman of the party's United Front Work Department as saying in an exclusive interview.
"The central government will never hold consultations with such an illegal organisation."
Tibet's "illegal" government-in-exile also has no role in the dialogue, the Xinhua news agency quoted the senior Communist Party official.
The official also insisted the dialogue only concerned the "personal future" of the Dalai Lama, in an apparent reference to negotiations on whether the Tibetan spiritual leader could one day return to China and eventually Tibet.
This has been China's central position since the talks started in 2002, although the Tibetan side has pushed for the dialogue to cover a broader range of issues, such as more meaningful autonomy for the Himalayan region.
AFP | China warns Dalai Lama ahead of Olympics
Comments
The talks were
The talks were initiated--supposedly--to deal with widespread unrest and dissatisfaction among Tibetans. These statements prove that the talks are substanceless and meaningless, as most of us knew all along.