China says 'negative impact' from Dalai (2)

(ANSA) - Rome, October 20 -Milan's giving the Dalai Lama honorary citizenship "has gravely wounded the feelings of the Chinese people," the Chinse embassy in Rome said Thursday. "All this has a negative impact on bilateral relations and cooperation between the regions of the two countries," it said.
    "China, with its Institutional Representatives, expresses strong reproach and firm opposition," it said. The embassy said that Milan city council, "the other institutions and persons (were) present with connivance" at the Dalai Lama's visit to Milan.
    The Tibetan spiritual leader, accused of fomenting rebellion in what China sees as its province, has received honorary citizenships from several Italian towns and cities.