China angered as U.S. presidents meets Dalai Lama
U.S. President Barack Obama told the Dalai Lama on Saturday that the U.S. did not support independence of Tibet, the White House said.
Sunday, 17.07.2011.
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U.S. President Barack Obama told the Dalai Lama on Saturday that the U.S. did not support independence of Tibet, the White House said. The White House added in a release that Obama stressed the importance of a dialogue between the Chinese authorities and Tibetans. China angered as U.S. presidents meets Dalai Lama Obama met with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader for roughly 45 minutes at the White House, their first meeting in more than a year which sparked strong criticism from China. "The president reiterated his strong support for the preservation of the unique religious, cultural, and linguistic traditions of Tibet and the Tibetan people throughout the world," White House Spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement issued after the meeting. "He underscored the importance of the protection of human rights of Tibetans in China. The president commended the Dalai Lama's commitment to nonviolence and dialogue with China," Carney said. China expressed on Saturday its strong indignation over the meeting, described by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu as a "gross" interference in China's internal affairs which "hurt the feelings of Chinese people and damaged the Sino-American relations," Xinhua reported. "We demand the U.S. side to seriously consider China's stance, immediately adopt measures to wipe out the baneful impact, stop interfering in China's internal affairs and cease to connive and support anti-China separatist forces that seek 'Tibet independence'," Ma said in a statement. The White House quoted the Dalai Lama as saying during the meeting that he was not seeking independence for Tibet and hoped that "dialogue between his representatives and the Chinese government can soon resume." Tibet has been a source of controversy for decades, since Beijing sent troops to occupy the country following the 1949 Communist revolution. It insists the region has been part of Chinese territory for centuries, a claim disputed by many Tibetans. The Nobel Peace Prize winner, a declared pacifist, the Dalai Lama says he is peacefully seeking rights for Tibetans and accepts Chinese rule.
China angered as U.S. presidents meets Dalai Lama
Obama met with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader for roughly 45 minutes at the White House, their first meeting in more than a year which sparked strong criticism from China."The president reiterated his strong support for the preservation of the unique religious, cultural, and linguistic traditions of Tibet and the Tibetan people throughout the world," White House Spokesman Jay Carney said in a statement issued after the meeting.
"He underscored the importance of the protection of human rights of Tibetans in China. The president commended the Dalai Lama's commitment to nonviolence and dialogue with China," Carney said.
China expressed on Saturday its strong indignation over the meeting, described by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu as a "gross" interference in China's internal affairs which "hurt the feelings of Chinese people and damaged the Sino-American relations," Xinhua reported.
"We demand the U.S. side to seriously consider China's stance, immediately adopt measures to wipe out the baneful impact, stop interfering in China's internal affairs and cease to connive and support anti-China separatist forces that seek 'Tibet independence'," Ma said in a statement.
The White House quoted the Dalai Lama as saying during the meeting that he was not seeking independence for Tibet and hoped that "dialogue between his representatives and the Chinese government can soon resume."
Tibet has been a source of controversy for decades, since Beijing sent troops to occupy the country following the 1949 Communist revolution. It insists the region has been part of Chinese territory for centuries, a claim disputed by many Tibetans.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner, a declared pacifist, the Dalai Lama says he is peacefully seeking rights for Tibetans and accepts Chinese rule.
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