Message from rhitlin

[Anonymous]

An article in the February 3, 2010, New York TImes reports that China has strongly warned President Obama from meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, stating that it would damage US-China relations. While Obama was pragmatic by not meeting with the Dalai Lama before visiting Beijing last year, his plans to now meet with the Dalai Lama remained unchanged according to his spokespeople. A meeting of Obama and the Dalai Lama comes at a time when China and the United States are dealing with other serious issues including Internet censorship and US arms sales to Taiwan. As the article states China considers both the status of Tibet and Taiwan as "core interests."