SEATTLE -- About 500 pro-China demonstrators are protested outside the Hec Edmundson Pavilion at the University of Washington where the Dalai Lama spoke to students, reported KIRO 7 reporter Chris Legeros.

State troopers and UW police prevented the demonstrators from entering the building.

Demonstrators chanted, "Liar! Liar! Liar!" and "We want justice,” and carried signs and wore T-shirts that said, "Say No To Rioting," "Stop Politicizing Olympics" and "Stop Media Distortion," referring to violence in Tibet.

Another message said, "Tibet Was, Is and Will Always Be Part of China." One person carried the Chinese flag.

The Chinese blame the Dalai Lama for violent protests lately in Tibet and at stops along the Olympic torch relay.

Protesters at Monday’s event said the Tibetan leader hasn’t done enough to keep his followers in line and feel that protests by Tibetan separatists are tarnishing China’s image to the world.

The Dalai Lama received an honorary degree from UW and talked to students about compassion and civic responsibility.

The protest came a day after the Tibetan leader made international headlines following comments he made Sunday about China and Tibet.

The Dalai Lama said Tibet cannot make any more concessions to China, but he remains committed to pursuing Tibet's right to autonomy and called for a reduction of Chinese aggression in his former homeland.

At a news conference, the Dalai Lama said the Chinese mantra now has evolved to calling him a "splitist," but he repeated that he has never called for a split from China.

"The whole world knows that the Dalai Lama is not seeking independence, nor separation," said the Dalai Lama. "I fully committed to middle approach; further more concessions, I don't know."

He acknowledged that some sympathizers to the Tibetan cause do not agree with his approach.

He told journalists gathered at a downtown Seattle hotel Sunday morning that there have been some talks between representatives from his government-in-exile and Chinese officials, but he did not elaborate.

The Dalai Lama continued his visit in Seattle Monday morning with the Seeds of Compassion Children’s Day, where he spoke with more than 15,000 children at KeyArena.

The spiritual leader joined local children to share expressions of compassion looks like with performances, informational booths, art and stories.

The five-day conference on compassion wraps up Tuesday with the Dalai Lama and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu talking about inspiring compassion in youth.