Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday condemned the Dalai Lama's role in recent Lhasa riots, but said the door of dialogue remains open if he can truly renounce "Tibet independence."

There are ample facts and plenty of evidence that the Lhasa riots were organized, premeditated, masterminded and incited by the Dalai Lama clique, Wen said.

Last Friday's beatings, property damage, looting and arson in Lhasa aimed to undermine the Beijing Olympics, Wen told reporters at a Beijing press conference at the end of the First Session of the 11th National People's Congress, the country's top legislature.

The Lhasa rioters killed and injured innocent people on the street by extremely cruel means, smashed vehicles and public facilities and torched private houses, stores and schools, he said.

"This incident seriously disrupted order in Lhasa and inflicted heavy losses of life and property," Wen said.

The constant claims made by the Dalai clique that they pursue no independence but peaceful dialogue are "nothing but lies," he said.

He said since the peaceful liberation of Tibet and the democratic reforms there, the region has moved forward and become more developed.

"Claims that the Chinese government is engaged in a so-called 'cultural genocide' are nothing but lies," he said.

Wen said China appreciated the Indian government's handling of "Tibet independence" activities masterminded by the Dalai clique.

"The Tibet issue is a very sensitive one in our relations with India," he said.

However, Wen said the door of dialogue remained open to the Dalai Lama so long as he gives up his position for "Tibet independence," and so long as he recognizes Tibet and Taiwan as inalienable parts of the Chinese territory.

The Chinese government's original proposition is unchanged, Wen said. "We mean what we say. We need to watch what the Dalai Lama does. It is up to his actions."

He said the Chinese government is fully capable of maintaining stability and order in Tibet, and at the same time will continue to support its economic and social development, improve the livelihood of all ethnic groups and protect the culture and environment in the region.

He said China will consider organizing foreign media to visit Lhasa, to let them see what happened there.

"The situation is returning to normal. Lhasa will be reopened to the rest of the world," he said.