3 February 2010, 3:57 am
Obama to meet Dalai Lama despite China warnings Module body Tue Feb 2, 3:27 PM By Chris Buckley and Doug Palmer ADVERTISEMENT BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama still plans to meet the Dalai Lama, the White House said on Tuesday, despite China's warning that such a meeting would hurt ties already strained by U.S. weapons sales to Taiwan. Digging in on two points of discord with the United States, China vowed to impose unspecified sanctions against U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan and said any meeting between Obama and the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader would hurt bilateral ties. The White House shrugged off Beijing's warning. "The president told China's leaders during his trip last year that he would meet with the Dalai Lama and he intends to do so," White House spokesman Bill Burton told reporters. http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/reuters/100202/world/international_us_china_usa_dalailama 6.1 billion dollars in arms sales to the one place that China doesn't want them to go And now Obama's social calendar is something of a concern --- he is about to recognize someone they do not want recognized on the world stage --- he is to be suppressed So is Obama suddenly a no blink leader strong in the face of foreign demands or just plain stupid to continually upset the people bank rolling the current economy ?... Read More »
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