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| Obama invites Dalai Lama to WHouse; |
| Obama invites Dalai Lama to WHouse; China denounce meeting
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 16-July-2011
2:46:16 AM |
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President Barack Obama will today meet the Dalai Lama, defying Chinese pressure to shun the Tibetan spiritual leader.
"This meeting underscores the President's strong support for the preservation of Tibet's unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity and the protection of human rights for Tibetans," a White House statement said.
Obama last met the Dalai Lama, the Nobel Peace laureate, in February 2010.
Today's meeting is scheduled to be held at the Map Room of the White House and not his Oval office where he welcomes heads of state. The meeting is closed for the press.
"The President will highlight his enduring support for dialogue between the Dalai Lama's representatives and the Chinese government to resolve differences," the statement said.
The Dalai Lama, who is living in exile since 1959, says he is peacefully seeking rights for Tibetans and accepts Chinese rule. But China insists that he is a "splittist" bent on dividing the country
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