US President Barack Obama met privately with the Dalai Lama at the White House on Wednesday June 15,2016, sparking anger from China.
The two leaders discussed issues including human rights and climate change during what the White House called a personal conversation based on Barack Obama’s appreciation for the Tibetan spiritual leader’s teachings.
During their meeting, Barack Obama repeated the U.S. position that Tibet is part of China and that the U.S. doesn’t support Tibetan independence, the White House said. The president also urged the Dalai Lama and his representatives to work directly with Chinese officials to resolve differences.
The Dalai Lama fled from Tibet to India in 1959 and established the Central Tibetan Administration after a failed uprising against Chinese communist rule.
Beijing strenuously objected to the meeting, which comes amid tension with Washington over economic and national security issues.
Beijing has called the Dalai Lama “an anti-China separatist” and has urged other governments not to host him.
The meeting comes at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and China over Beijing's assertive pursuit of territorial claims in East Asia.
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