Obama meets the Dalai Lama

Obama met the Dalai Lama on 18 February, despite warnings from China that the meeting would damage US-China relations.

In the last few months, this relationship has been challenged as the US has criticised internet censorship in China and a diplomatic row over US arms sales to Taiwan, which prompted China to threaten sanctions on the US.

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