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                   China Warns US Against Meeting Dalai Lama

   by VOA News

   China said Monday it is opposed to any country meeting the Dalai Lama
   "in any manner," after the White House said President Barack Obama will
   attend the National Prayer Breakfast with the Tibetan spiritual leader
   this week.

   At a press conference in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman
   Hong Lei also called on the U.S. to handle the matter "in the interest
   of bilateral relations."

   The White House announced last week that Obama would deliver remarks at
   the February 5 prayer breakfast in Washington about the importance of
   religious freedom.  The Dalai Lama is scheduled to attend. However, the
   Obama administration has not announced any direct meeting between the
   two.

   Chinese officials were infuriated when Obama held his third meeting
   with the Dalai Lama in Washington last month.

   Beijing regards the Dalai Lama as a dangerous separatist seeking to
   establish an independent Tibet.
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