China called the Dalai Lama a "wolf in monk's robes" Wednesday and said it was locked in a "life-and-death battle" with his supporters after protests marking the biggest challenge to Chinese rule in Tibet in almost two decades.State media, meanwhile, reported more than 100 people had surrendered to police in and around Tibet's regional capital of Lhasa, where peaceful protests turned violent Friday.
The protests, which Beijing has accused the Dalai Lama of orchestrating, have focused international attention on China's human rights record ahead of this summer's Olympic Games in Beijing. The U.S. has called on China to address Tibetans' grievances and engage in direct talks with the Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader.
But China has angrily rejected all calls for dialogue, and Tibet's hardline Communist Party chief was quoted Wednesday in a particularly viscous attack on the Dalai Lama.
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