Huntsman feels heat in China - Salt Lake Tribune
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Huntsman feels heat in ChinaSalt Lake TribuneUS President Barack Obama, center, poses with China's Ambassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong, left, and the US Ambassador to China Jon …Dalai Lama doesn't fault Obama for low-key meetingWashington PostUS hopes to ride out rough patch with ChinaAFPUS Chinese Media Call Obama-Dalai Lama Meeting RoutineNew [...]
The Dalai Lama’s White House Meeting
It takes a special talent to aggravate the Chinese government, the White House press corps, and the followers of the Dalai Lama all in one fell swoop. But the Obama administration managed to pull off that trifecta on Thursday with its poor handling of the Dalai Lama's meeting with the president.
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WRAPUP 7-Obama meets Dalai Lama, angering China - Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hosted exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House on Thursday, drawing an angry reaction from China and risking further damage to strained Sino-U.S. ties. Raising issues …
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The Tibetan Agenda
President Obama’s long-awaited meeting with the Dalai Lama takes place this week. And one can expect that the Washington media and punditocracy will be focused on the political calculus by Beijing and the Obama administration, as they wonder how this session factors into the increasingly fractious U.S./China relationship. But there is something else, arguably more [...]
Obama, Dalai Lama meeting probably won’t be public - The Associated Press
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Obama, Dalai Lama meeting probably won't be publicThe Associated PressWASHINGTON ? The Dalai Lama's chief envoy said Tuesday that President Barack Obama probably won't make a public appearance this week with the Tibetan …Fixing Obama's Tibet BungleWall Street JournalObama & the LamaIndian ExpressDalai Lama set to leave for US to meet ObamaOneindiaPress Trust [...]
Will democracy "medal" in the Obama administration after all?
Robert Kagan argues that President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech signals that “the world had better get ready for a tougher, less forgiving, more quintessentially American approach from a man who certainly gave the soft touch a try.” Kagan sees the speech as a turning point not just with respect to Afghanistan [...]
