Chinese authorities tried to thwart a Friday meeting of President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, according to a statement from China’s foreign ministry. However, the warning went unheeded by the White House, where the meeting was held to discuss concerns about China’s human rights practices. “We are deeply
Obama Ignores China, Meets With Dalai Lama
Beijing said the meeting between the Tibetan leader and the U.S. president would ‘severely impair China-U.S. relations,’ but the White House did it anyway.