President Obama is hosting the Dalai Lama at the White House
over the stern objection of China, which warned the meeting would "inflict
grave damages" on the U.S. relationship with the Asian powerhouse.
Obama will greet the Tibetan spiritual leader and fellow
Nobel laureate on Friday while the Dalai Lama is in the U.S. on a speaking
tour. The White House did not announce the meeting until late Thursday,
prompting a gruff complaint from Beijing in what has become something of a
diplomatic ritual whenever Obama meets with the exiled Buddhist monk.
Urging Obama to cancel the meeting, China's government
accused the president of letting the Dalai Lama use the White House as a podium
to promote anti-Chinese activities.
"The U.S. leader's planned meeting with Dalai is a
gross interference in China's domestic politics," said Hua Chunying, a
spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry. "It is a severe violation of the
principles of international relations. It will inflict grave damages upon the
China-U.S. relationship."
Source-foxnews.com
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