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WASHINGTON — In an attempt to gain favor with China, the United States pressured Tibetan representatives to postpone a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Barack Obama until after Obama’s summit with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, set for next month, government officials and other sources have told The Washington Post.
For the first time since 1991, the Tibetan spiritual leader will visit Washington this week and not meet with the president.
In explaining their reluctance to meet the Dalai Lama now, U.S. officials told Tibetan representatives that they wanted to work with China on critical issues, including nuclear-weapons proliferation in North Korea and Iran, said an Asian diplomat.
