What is your opinion about the meeting between Obama and Dalailama?

China
February 20, 2010 4:04am CST
Hello.As a common citizen from China,I have some questions and welcome your opinion.What profit can be brought by the meeting?Do you know the real reason that Obama ignored Chinese opposition and meet Dalailama?I want to know what would USA lose and gain.Pleas gear your brain and show your opinion.
5 responses
xfahctor
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
20 Feb 10
What would we gain? Nothing really. What would we lose had he not? We would have lost a lot of respect for president Obama, not that I have a lot anyway). If he had refused though, he would have indeed outraged me and a lot of americans for caving to international preasure and bending to the will of a dictator....AGAIN. Most americans have nothing against the people of CHina. We undertsnad things like Tibet and Taiwan are sensative issues for China, but being americans, we are also for freedom. Freedom for Tibet. Freedom for Taiwan. And yes, freedom for the Chinese people. I have a great deal of respect and admiration for the people of China, you have a very long, deep and rich history. It is sad to see such great people under a crushing thumb.
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urbandekay
@urbandekay (18278)
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21 Feb 10
Tj... if you mean we have written nonsense then it will be easy for you to refute, so... all the best urban
jb78000
@jb78000 (15139)
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21 Feb 10
you do realise that 3 people in the box above are british? are you talking about us or the british in general? speaking only for myself i do not really come out with nonsense (except in silly discussions, not this one). what do you think was nonsense up there?
tj1988818
@tj1988818 (52)
• China
21 Feb 10
Thank you!As a party you gave me some useful opinions.The British said much but most nonsense.Forgive me and I am sorry that I tell the truth if British see this.
urbandekay
@urbandekay (18278)
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20 Feb 10
It is a good thing about time the world stood up to Chinese aggression and invasion of the sovereign state of Tibet. FREE TIBET! all the best urban
urbandekay
@urbandekay (18278)
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20 Feb 10
Ok, but at least it draws attention to this outrage al the best urban
jb78000
@jb78000 (15139)
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20 Feb 10
well agreed. but i don't think supporting tibet was the main reason for this decision.
jb78000
@jb78000 (15139)
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20 Feb 10
why don't you start a discussion on this rather than ones intended to irritate americans? which by the way is MY job...
spalladino
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
20 Feb 10
Welcome to mylot, tj. The United States has a decades old relationship with the Dalai Lama and Tibet. Tibet strives to be a democracy and, being a free country ourselves, we share many of the same ideals. That does not mean that we don't appreciate our relationship with China but the United States does not and will not allow China or any other country to dictate to us. The Dalai Lama has met with past presidents...China has always objected because China has to. Failure to object would be seen as approval. I doubt China expected anything to come of those objections and see them as symbolic in nature...as we do.
spalladino
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
21 Feb 10
The U.S. is not the only nation to get involved in situations like this. We are no longer islands separated by giant oceans...we are a world of nations and sometimes what effects one or two, effects many others as well. The U.S. and China are financially dependent upon each other but the U.S. also supports Tibet's desire to be an independent democracy. So, we talk. There's nothing wrong with talking. Our President meeting with the Dalai Lama was not necessarily for gain...but to refuse to meet with him would have been a loss.
tj1988818
@tj1988818 (52)
• China
21 Feb 10
Right.We expected anything to come of those objections but we had to.We had to indicate our attitude.But it's too difficult to understand why USA always get involved in dissension between other nations.As our logic,if America gain nothing,Obama had met Dalailama impossibly.
tj1988818
@tj1988818 (52)
• China
21 Feb 10
You are right.Maybe I'm parochial.
ZephyrSun
@ZephyrSun (7381)
• United States
21 Feb 10
Most of the US presidents meet with the leaders of other countries, we tend to call it diplomatic relations. I have to say that this is one of the times that my American pride comes out to say, we as a nation do not need another country telling us what to do. I'm sure it sounds very arrogant but, the US wasn't starting a war so I have to fully agree with Obama meeting with the Dalai Lama. The only thing that the US has to gain is the continue relations with Tibet.
tj1988818
@tj1988818 (52)
• China
21 Feb 10
Ha,ha.We always joke that America deem hisself as the Police of World.
tj1988818
@tj1988818 (52)
• China
21 Feb 10
Thanks a lot.I think difference between our culture make us conflict.One world not one view.
spalladino
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
22 Feb 10
This is why talking is so important...for all nations of this world. I've heard the comments about the U.S. as well but they don't bother me or most Americans. As you said....difference between our cultures. Some cultures reach out more than others. That doesn't make either one wrong.
jb78000
@jb78000 (15139)
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20 Feb 10
i'd like to see what people from the states say. great question, i am going to guess that the main reasons were image within his country and related to international relations and giving or not giving in to pressure from other countries. if he had done what china wanted americans would have been absolutely furious.
tj1988818
@tj1988818 (52)
• China
20 Feb 10
You said if Obama had done what China wanted Americans would have been absolutely furious.You mean that most Americans hate China.But for what?
jb78000
@jb78000 (15139)
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20 Feb 10
it is more that they don't like america being seen to be weak i think. a lot of them are very patriotic. the other thing is that many americans dislike the government in china, not china itself. however i think an american really needs to answer this question.
xfahctor
@xfahctor (14118)
• Lancaster, New Hampshire
20 Feb 10
"You mean that most Americans hate China.But for what?" Absolutely not. Why does wanting our president to not bow to international preasure mean we hate China? Rediculous. All it means is that we hate spineless leaders.