Source Credit: Belfast Telegraph
China has condemned Barack Obama for "gross interference" in its affairs after
the US President met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, at
the White House for the second time in his presidency.
The unusually strong reaction from Beijing threatened to cool relations, just as
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton flies to the Far East to discuss regional
security, and as the US struggles to deal with debt substantially funded by
China.
Mr Obama's 44-minute meeting with the Dalai Lama included discussion of
human rights in Tibet. The Dalai Lama was in Washington for an 11-day
Buddhist festival. The Communist regime in Beijing had already been angered
by his meetings with other senior US political figures.
"Such an act has grossly interfered in China's internal affairs, hurt the feelings
of the Chinese people and damaged Sino-American relations," the Chinese
foreign ministry said.
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