Dalai Lama To Meet Barack Obama As US Relations With China Worsen -- The Guardian
President plans tougher line over trade surplus while Beijing refuses to back down over Iran sanctions.
The sudden deterioration in US-Chinese relations is set to accelerate after the White House confirmed today that Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama in Washington later this month in defiance of Beijing.
The White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, did not set a date, but the Dalai Lama's secretary has said he will be in Washington on 17 and 18 February.
Beijing claims Tibet is part of China, views the Dalai Lama as a troublemaker and has lobbied firmly against the visit.
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