THE Chinese Embassy in Australia on Thursday condemned the violent attack by Tibetan separatists on the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney on the previous day.

    “This is a very serious attack on diplomatic and consular institutions, which fully exposes the violent nature of the Tibetan separatists,” an embassy spokesperson said Thursday.

    On Wednesday afternoon, Tibetan separatists stormed the forecourt of the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney, with one scaling a pole to pull down the Chinese national flag.

    A 38-year-old woman assaulted a Chinese consulate officer while the victim was performing their duty, stopping the mob trying to enter the building.

    A total of 10 people (five male, five female), including the 38-year-old woman, were detained by the New South Wales police.

    Eight of the protesters were charged with trespassing, a spokeswoman for New South Wales state police said. The 38-year-old woman was also charged with common assault after assaulting the consular official.

    Since 1959, the Dalai Lama and his separatists have engaged in a series of violent incidents. Wednesday’s attack on the Chinese Consulate General in Sydney is just another in a long history of examples.

    The spokesperson said the Chinese Embassy has made serious representations to the Australian Government, demanding the perpetrators to be penalized to the full extent of the law.

    (Xinhua)