Dalai Lama says Obama 'not soft on China'

Beijing News.Net
Monday 23rd November, 2009 (ANI)

Washington, Nov.23 : The Dalai Lama has defended US President Barack Obama on Sunday, dismissing complaints that the U.S. leader was too soft on China during his visit there last week.

"Obama is not soft on China; just has a different style," he said in a interview aired on Indian television.

The Dalai Lama, who heads a Tibetan government-in-exile based in India, also said he was "not disappointed Obama has not met me yet," referring to his visit to Washington in October, Politco reported.

Previous presidents have met with the Tibetan spiritual leader in his visits there, despite complaints from the Chinese government, which has occupied Tibet since 1951.

"Actually publicly, as well as behind the scenes, [Obama] has really taken up the issue of Tibet with Chinese leaders very seriously," he told reporters on Saturday. In the television nterview, he said that he expected the issue would also come up when the American president meets privately with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday.

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Bhakta
11-23-09, 08:27 AM

Dalai Lama says Obama 'not soft on China'

Dalai lama and all tibetains are animal.

Dirgha Raj Prasai
11-23-09, 09:29 AM

US Presedent Obama's Posetive intention

Dear editor,
US president B. Obama’s intention is very partisipative. He wants to establish the good relation between America & China. It may be Obama is not soft on India. He requesred China to take the leadership in south Asia. B. Obama want the new horizon in this world. I think, Obama wants the sovereign identity of Nepal also. I support the Obama’s opinion and action.
Thank you.

Sincerely yours
Dirgha Raj Prasai
Former Member of Parliament, Nepal

fish
11-23-09, 01:03 PM

Reality checks

Harmony brings prosperity as the Chinese saying goes. Ther outcome of Tibet will be a test case of what harmony means in China, what peace means in India, and what compassion and tolerance mean for the Dalai Lama followers. But one thing is for certain and it is not a test, the consensus of these players is - the leadership rests in America.

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