American Buddhist Net

China insists the Dalai Lama prove he doesn't support Tibetan independence or disruption of the Beijing Olympics, telling two envoys for the spiritual leader that such "positive actions" are needed before further talks, a state news agency said Thursday.
The demand made by a top Chinese official in two days of meetings indicated no change in Beijing's position toward the Dalai Lama.
AP | China: Dalai Lama must disavow Tibet independence

This week’s talks are typical of the pattern in place since formal dialogue began in 2002. We’re starting to see the limits of Beijing’s approach of demanding more concessions while granting none itself. The tack is only emboldening Tibetan extremists.
This might be normal patter for Party leaders, but it’s no way to telegraph seriousness about the talks. Contrast it with the Dalai Lama’s approach. Over the past 30 years, he has modulated his position to the point where he now advocates autonomy, not independence, for Tibet. More recently he has expressed his support for the Beijing Olympics, and held a prayer ceremony for victims of the Sichuan earthquake last month. But he can’t express goodwill to a stone wall indefinitely.
Beijing needs to show it’s negotiating in good faith. It could start by ending verbal attacks on the Dalai Lama and beginning a public investigation into the policy failures that resulted in the riots in March. Otherwise it risks fanning the flames of the very independence movement of which it is so afraid.
Wall Street Journal | Talking to Tibet