World Tibet Network News Saturday, June 27, 1998

BEIJING, June 27 (AFP) - Chinese President Jiang Zemin said Saturday that the Chinese government had opened "several channels of communication" with the exiled Dalai Lama. "We are having several channels of communication with the Dalai Lama and we hope the Dalai Lama will make a positive response," Jiang said in a press conference after a landmark summit with US president Bill Clinton.