Obama ignores warning by China to meet Dalai LamaMCT In 2010 President Barack Obama met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in the Map Room of the White House. China considers the Dalai Lama a dangerous separatist, and ministry spokesman Lu Kang said the meeting would encourage "separatist forces." The Dalai Lama also noted in the interview that Chinese President Xi Jinping had said Buddhism was an important part of Chinese culture. When Obama last met the Dalai Lama at the White House in 2014, he angered China by vowing "strong support" for Tibetans' human rights. In an interview with Fox News later on Wednesday, the Dalai Lama said he and Obama talked about the current situation in Tibet.

Source: Stuff June 16, 2016 06:26 UTC