China Protests Obama Meeting With Dalai Lama (ap)

Taiwan newspapers headline the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington DC, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, in Taipei, Taiwan. Obama personally welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House Thursday and lauded his goals for the Tibetan people, but he kept their get-together off-camera and low-key in an attempt to avoid inflaming tensions with China. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)AP – China on Friday protested President Barack Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, saying Washington had interfered in Chinese domestic affairs and demanding that the U.S. take steps to improve ties.

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