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Updated Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:13 am TWN, By Giles Hewitt, AFP |
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Dalai Lama heads for Obama meet as China fumesFor the 74-year-old Dalai Lama — vilified by Beijing as a “wolf in monk's robes” — recognition by the White House is crucial to maintaining a critical international spotlight on Chinese treatment of his Himalayan homeland. The Obama administration has stressed that the president is receiving the Dalai Lama as a spiritual rather than political leader, and the meeting will take place in the White House Map Room and not the Oval Office. But such diplomatic nuances will do little to dampen the Tibetan's enthusiasm and are not expected to mollify Chinese anger. “The most important thing is that the meeting is taking place,” the Dalai Lama's spokesman Tenzin Taklha said before leaving India with the Buddhist leader. Dismissing Beijing's denunciation of the White House get-together as “routine rhetoric”, Taklha said the Chinese government's real concern was having the Tibet issue highlighted. “No matter what China says, China cares about international opinion,” he told AFP. “The president's meeting with His Holiness is an expression of the international community's concern and it sends a strong signal to the Chinese that they need to work with us to reach a solution,” he added. Obama had avoided a meeting with the Dalai Lama last year in hopes of starting off his relationship on a good foot with China, which presses nations to ostracise the internationally respected Buddhist monk. It was the first time since 1991 that a U.S. president had declined to host the exiled Tibetan leader during one of his occasional trips to Washington. Thursday's meeting comes at a delicate time for China-U.S. ties amid a row over U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, Beijing's dispute with Google and trade and currency disagreements. The talks in China in January — the first between the two sides since November 2008 — marked the ninth round of a dialogue that has yielded no tangible progress in eight years. Comments February 18, 2010 raimo.balk@ Reply Great. I wish that Obamas and Dalai Lamas meeting will bring peace to all of us. China cannot enforce enmity between Tibetans and others. Also weapons for Taiwan are meant for protection, not for assault. February 19, 2010 rambo.balk@ Nothing wrong with Obamas and Dalai Lama meeting .. Since the Dalai Lama is on the CIA payroll. While at it .. Dalai should discuss the suppression of the American Indians. February 20, 2010 carltanong@ Don't worry. Obama (USA) was using Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama was using Obama (USA). Sooner or later, American F-111, F-35, F-22, Cluster and Smart Bombs will rain above Dalai Lama TERRORIST’s head as gifts of dead. Another drama of tragedy. March 4, 2010 dhammagevesi@ rambo.balk@ wrote: Hamburgers or Hotdogs ?Nothing wrong with Obamas and Dalai Lama meeting .. Since the Dalai Lama is on the CIA payroll. While at it .. Dalai should discuss the suppression of the American Indians. New Rolex ? Pay increase ? New Merc Right !!! Not bad for a "Simple Monk" March 6, 2010 elumpen@ Couldn't help laughing at the great title ... "fume" as in "to emit pollution". Unless they sort themselves out, China will earn itself the dubious honour of being the world's greatest emitter of both hot air and carbon dioxide. March 7, 2010 Hsiehmingyu@ Since the Dalai Lama is on the CIA payroll.Just like how the KMT is on the payroll of CCP!!!!!!!! Hypocrites. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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