On Saturday, China advised the United States to cancel a planned meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama, saying such a meeting would be harmful to US-China relations.
"We firmly oppose any senior foreign government officials meeting with the Dalai Lama in any way," said Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei in a statement on the ministry's website.
Hong said China wanted the United States to "cancel the decision for Obama to meet the Dalai Lama as soon as possible, and not do anything that could interfere with China's internal affairs or harm China-US relations." |