Taipei: The Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party held a seminar at the National Taiwan University Alumni Hall, Taipei, in the Taiwanese capital yesterday, the chief guest, Mr. Dawa Tsering, director of the Religious Foundation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Taipei detailed about the "17 points agreement and the sovereignty of Tibet." 'The perspective of human rights and international law, human rights; the plight of Tibet,' was delivered by the former general secretary of the Taiwan Tibet Exchange Foundation, while the former representative in the U.S. Wu Zhao-Xie also spoke about; "64" 20th anniversary of democracy and human rights in China and Taiwan's democratic development challenges and former adviser, Ruan Ming from the Office of the President talked about national policy.

Taipei: The U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee passed a bill on 20 May 2009 which will authorize funding for foreign affairs.The bill also allows the U.S. Secretary of State to seek the establishment of a United States Consulate General in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital and vests in the United States Embassy in Beijing establishing the department responsible for Tibetan affairs.