China says Obama should not meet the Dalai Lama

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday that President Barack Obama should not meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, when he visits the United States in October.

Although a meeting has not been confirmed, every president since George H.W. Bush has met the Dalai Lama, raising the ire of China, which says the Nobel Peace laureate is bent on splitting Tibet from China.

"We firmly oppose the Dalai's engagement in separatist activities in any country under whatever capacity and under whatever name," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said when asked to comment on a possible meeting.

"We have made representations to the United States urging the U.S. to honor its commitments and not allow the Dalai to engage in separatist activities in the United States," she told a regular news conference.



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[truebrit71]

1. Fuck China.

Next?

[peace frog]

5. and the horse they rode in on

That is all.

[onehandle]

2. Well, if China says so.... nt

[saigon68]

4. I wonder what Joementum Limpmann's take on this IS?

[predfan]

3. China has a lot in common with the right wing in this country.......they think they should dictate

the President's agenda.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

6. Meet the new China, just like the old China

When it comes to many things, the term ChiCom still applies

[David__77]

7. It's more important that the one China policy be maintained.

So long as the meeting is with a private figure, perhaps it doesn't matter so much. The man has, after all, resigned his role in the separatist movement.

[iandhr]

8. I posed this earlier

As Leo said in the West Wing Presidents would "accidently" meet the Dalai Lama. You arrange a meeting with someone on a low level you leave the door open the President pops his head in "hey how ya doing Dalai Lama."

[maxsolomon]

9. if obama skips the meeting, will you stop propping up NK?

that'd be a decent trade-off.