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February 14, 2012

Tibet Activists Rally as Obama Meets With Chinese VP 
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China's Vice President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet with President
Obama in Washington today. His visit comes at a time when the Obama
administration is stepping up military ties to several of China's
neighbors, including the Philippines and Vietnam. On Monday, members of
Students For A Free Tibet rallied in Washington.

Tenzin Doijee: "I want to send a message to President Obama that he
should put the strongest pressure he can Xi Jinping and seize this
opportunity to urge the Chinese leadership to stop the atrocities in
Tibet right now."

Meanwhile, another Tibetan Buddhist monk in China has set himself on
fire to protest China's rule over Tibet. At least 20 Tibetans have set
fire to themselves over the past year.



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