China on Monday criticized the Dalai Lama’s recent separatist activities in Japan. “To achieve his separatist goal, he associated with the Japanese right-wing forces. Chinese people despise him for what he did,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. The Dalai Lama started a 10-day trip to Japan on Nov 4. During a news conference in Yokohama on Nov 5, he reportedly used “Senkaku”, the Japanese name of the Diaoyu Islands, which have been Chinese territory for centuries, when referring to the islands.