China Warns Obama Against Meeting Dalai Lama at Prayer Breakfast
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China warned U.S. President Barack Obama to avoid appearing with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama later this week at a prayer meeting, saying it amounted to unwanted meddling.
“We strongly oppose any country using the Tibetan matter to interfere in China’s internal affairs,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters at a regular briefing on Monday in Beijing. “We strongly oppose any state leader to meet with the Dalai Lama in any manner.”