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Behind the recent skirmishes between China and America - the latest surrounding the Dalai Lama's visit to the U.S. - lies a wide divide between the two nations over how they see themselves, each other and their place in the world. (See pictures of the Dalai Lama's visit to the White House...
...Obama came into office emphasizing the importance of diplomacy, and last year Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. wouldn't allow human-rights issues to derail cooperation with China on other fronts, like stabilizing the global economy. Last fall Obama delayed meeting with the Dalai Lama when he was in Washington to avoid angering China ahead of his first visit to the country. That move was criticized by some as too deferential, as was Obama's approach to human-rights issues during his three-day trip, which Chinese activists called disappointingly limited...
...recent weeks, China's government made it clear that any meeting between President Obama and the Dalai Lama threatened to further damage already tense Sino-U.S. relations. But after the President held an hour-long talk on Thursday at the White House with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the reaction from Beijing was relatively muted. (See pictures of the Dalai Lama's visit to the White House...
...Zhaoxu issued a written statement, saying, "The United States' behavior constitutes a serious interference in China's internal affairs and seriously hurts the feelings of the Chinese people and seriously harms Sino-U.S. relations." The comments are in line with what Chinese diplomats have said after the Dalai Lama met U.S. leaders in the past, during warmer times between the two nations. Part of Beijing's restraint this week may be due to the fact that the meeting came during the Chinese New Year, the country's biggest holiday, when most officials are on leave. But after China allowed...
...part, also took steps to ensure the meeting with the Dalai Lama wasn't overly inflammatory to Beijing. Their session was held in the low-profile Map Room of the White House and no television cameras were allowed in. The location and the restrictions on press coverage - the President's press office provided only a still photo after the meeting - signaled that the Administration wanted to avoid giving the impression it considers the Dalai Lama a head of state. "The President stated his strong support for the preservation of Tibet's unique religious, cultural and linguistic identity and the protection...