Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama looks on during a
public meeting in Tawang, near the frontier with
Chinese-controlled Tibet, Arunachal Pradesh state, India.
(AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
The White House says President Barack Obama and the Dalai
Lama will meet at the White House this month.
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs confirmed to reporters Thursday
that the meeting would be in February but didn't specify a
date. The Dalai Lama's secretary has said he will be in
Washington on February 17-18.
Chinese leaders have urged Obama not to meet with the exiled
Tibetan religious leader.
The White House says Obama told China's leaders last year
that he would meet with the Dalai Lama, viewed by US leaders
as a respected religious and cultural leader. Beijing says
the Dalai Lama seeks to destroy China's sovereignty by
pushing independence for Tibet.
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