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Published On: Fri, Feb 21st, 2014

China asks President Obama not to meet with ‘separatist’ Dalai Lama

China is asking President Barack Obama to call off a meeting at the White House with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama that’s scheduled to take place today.

“By arranging a meeting between the President and the Dalai Lama, the U.S. side will grossly interfere in the internal affairs of China, seriously violate norms governing international relations and severely impair China-U.S. relations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying said in a statement Friday.

The Dalai Lama meeting with President Obama in 2010  official White House photo

The Dalai Lama meeting with President Obama in 2010 official White House photo

The White House on Thursday announced the planned meeting between Obama and the Dalai Lama, who lives in exile.

The Chinese government in Beijing have lableled the Dalai Lama of being a separatist who creates unrest in Tibet. All communications outside of Tibet is restricted and positive reports on the Lama are called “propaganda” and denounced by officials.

The Obama administration says it supports the Dalai Lama’s “Middle Way” approach to the political tensions over protests for Tibetan independence.

“The United States recognizes Tibet to be a part of the People’s Republic of China and we do not support Tibetan independence,” said National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden. “The United States strongly supports human rights and religious freedom in China.”

Obama has met with the Dalai Lama twice before, in February 2010 and July 2011. China responded to those meetings with similarly angry comments.

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