China to Obama: Cancel meeting with Dalai Lama
By lilwonders
@lilwonders456 (8214)
United States
February 11, 2010 10:26pm CST
Obama is set to meet with the Dalai Lama on Feb 18. Well China is not happy about that. China released a statement saying "We urge the U.S. to fully understand the high sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, honor its commitment to recognizing Tibet as part of China and opposing 'Tibet independence.The U.S. should cancel the meeting so as not to cause further damage to China-U.S. relations."
Obama says he is still going to meet with Dalai Lama anyway.
So what do you think? Should China even TRY to tell our president who he should and should not meet with? Will it really hurt our relations with China? Do we really care?
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10 responses
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
12 Feb 10
China is flexing it's symbolic muscle because standing by and saying nothing would indicate a weakening on their part with regards to their situation with Tibet. Of course, our president should not change his plans to meet with the Dalai Lama. Will it hurt our relations with China? Not really because both the U.S. and China are interdependent upon each other financially. I personally don't give a flying fig what China thinks about this meeting.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
12 Feb 10
everyone pretty well thinks the same. Obama is still going to have the meeting. China can not really do anything...they need us.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
12 Feb 10
I can tell you I have stopped buying a lot of products made in China. Especially toys for my kids. It may not be making BIG TIME news...but recalls are still going on over unsafe products. I am trying to buy american as much as I can.
If we stopped importing from China it would not hurt my feelings at all.
I would also love us to pay off all our debt that we owe China. I don't like owing them money.
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
13 Feb 10
President Obama made the right decision. Dalai Lama represents not only Tibet that should be independent, but also is one of the strongest leaders in the world.
In the other hand, do we need China to tell our President what to do?
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
12 Feb 10
Who cares if THEY would appoint you. I think you are just what we need as far as diplomacy with them is concerned.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
12 Feb 10
LOL...you tell em X.
While we are at it..I think we should make you our US representative to the UN. It would not take long...just long enough for you to go up there...tell them to F off and leave our country. Then you could come back home. Heck depending on flights...you could be home for dinner.
@danrunsfast614 (1396)
• United States
12 Feb 10
China will always try to tell us what to do, as we will always tell China what to do. Countries act in their best interests, and as China is against legitimacy for the Dalai Lama, they will not want us to meet. I don't think it will really hurt our relations with China, as we are too important for eachother in terms of our economies to let something like this effect relations much. I personally think it is alright for Obama to meet with the Dalai Lama.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
12 Feb 10
I agree. China depends on our consumer driven society to keep their economy going. Which is more important than the Daila Lama. So I don't see this causes problems between our countries...not big ones at least.
YOu know Clinton and Bush met with him and I am sure there were other presidents who met with him too. So it is not like it is that big a deal.
I am glad Obama is going to go ahead with the meeting.
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@fireice247 (140)
• Slovak Republic
13 Feb 10
The meeting should go on according to me, i think that ever country acts in their own interest. china has their own interest in Tibet and Obama has his own interest in the meeting. on the other hand China is a country which cannot be over looked.they do have a largest percentage in population and trade.plus china holds a lot of bonds which may affect the american economy directly.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
13 Feb 10
China depends on the US for their ecomony too. They can't afford to tick us off. If the US people get ticked off at them and stop buying products from China...China's ecomony will tank.
@fireice247 (140)
• Slovak Republic
14 Feb 10
Rightly said if the people of US stop buying products from china the economy will tank.But we have to keep in mind one thing it could have a negative affect as well,if less products are coming in to the US then there will be job cuts therefore leading to unemployment.both countries have to thing the issue over.any disruptions in the system can affect both countries.
@DeenaD (2684)
• United States
12 Feb 10
It sound purely symbolic, as though the president wants to appear to be standing up for the human rights of the Tibetan people. I am sure China is not going to pay any attention to this, and probably the president doesn't really expect them to.
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
12 Feb 10
China does this EVERY time we have a president meet with the Dalai Lama. YOu would have thought they would have learned by now that our presidents are going to do what htey want...not what China wants.
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@prasunsam (356)
• India
12 Feb 10
I think china should not decide what U.S. wants to do.If they have problem with Dalai Lama they should not talk with him But how could they stop U.S. from doing so.I find it really funny what China is doing,its kind of kiddish stuff.They should not dictate they terms to others and should focus on what they want do.
@illmatic23 (14)
• United States
13 Feb 10
anyone else finds this slightly racist? ITS BECAUSE HIS BLACK
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
13 Feb 10
LOL...no..actually China told Clinton and Bush not to meet with the Dalai Lama too...they did not listen and met with him anyway...just like Obama will not listen and meet with him anyway.
China does not ANYONE meeting with talking to the Dalai Lama.
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