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China responded angrily yesterday to President Obama’s meeting with the Dalai
Lama and demanded steps to undo the damage.
The language used by Ma Zhaoxu, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, stopped short of
retaliatory action, reflecting Beijing’s desire to limit the impact while
serious issues such as US arms sales to Taiwan remain on the table.
Mr Ma said the meeting with the Tibetan god-king, who has lived in exile in
India since an abortive uprising against Beijing in 1951, “hurt the national
feelings of the Chinese people and seriously undermined China-US relations”.
He demanded that the US “adopt measures to wipe out the baneful impact and
stop conniving and supporting anti-China separatist forces that seek Tibet
independence”.
China’s response will have been decided to some extent by Mr Obama’s low-key
welcome to the Dalai Lama.
Long-simmering tensions between Beijing and Washington over the value of
China’s currency have spilled over into angry words at the highest level,
further damaging ties hit by a series of disputes in the few brief weeks
since the start of the year.
The chill in one of the world’s most important diplomatic relationships is
almost certain to deepen in the next few months as the world’s largest and
third-largest economies tackle an array of contentious issues, ranging from
cyber attacks to the Dalai Lama.
China responded swiftly to a pledge from President Barack Obama that he would
be tougher with Beijing over the value of the yuan, which Washington
believes is artificially undervalued. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu
said: “Accusations and pressure do not help to solve the problem."
However, there is the risk of one side overplaying its hand: US approval last
month of arms sales to Taiwan, flagged months in advance, has drawn
unusually fierce angry volleys from Beijing.
clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk
clipped from www.timesonline.co.uk
