(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-05-04 17:11

Chinese President Hu Jintao said in Beijing Sunday that he hoped the contacts between the central government and Dalai Lama yield positive results.

Hu, who is scheduled to visit Japan from May 6 to 10, made the remarks during an interview with journalists from 16 Japanese media organizations stationed in Beijing.

Hu told the Japanese journalists that judgments should be based on a person's deeds as well as his words.

He also confirmed that Chinese central government officials would meet with private representatives of the Dalai Lama on Sunday in view of the requests repeatedly made by the Dalai Lama side for resuming talks.

"Our policy on the Dalai Lama is clear and consistent, and the door of dialogue remains open", Hu said.

He hoped the Dalai Lama side would take concrete actions to stop violent crimes and activities involving disruption of the Beijing Olympics and splitting the motherland, to create conditions for further consultation.

Hu said the regional autonomy for ethnic minorities is a basic political system of China, and the Chinese government will continue to abide by this system.

He said the system of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities was prescribed clearly in China's Constitution.

Hu also outlined the basic content of China's ethnic minorities policy, saying all the ethnic groups in China were equal, and the state ensured the legitimate rights and interests of all the ethnic minorities, maintained and developed a socialist ethnic relationship featured equality, unity, mutual assistance and harmony.

The facts since the establishment of New China over 50 years ago have proved that, the policy of regional autonomy for ethnic minorities and China's ethnic policies accorded with China's reality, Hu said.

He pledged that China would continue to implement and improve this basic political system and the effective ethnic policies, and work for the happiness of the people of all ethnic groups.