Obama's meeting the Dalai Lama and China is whining:
The White House announced on Thursday that President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama would meet on February 18, despite China's warning that such talks could hurt already-strained Sino-U.S. relations.
Obama's meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is likely to set off a new round of sniping from Beijing, which has seen tensions with Washington rise over issues ranging from trade to currency to planned U.S. arms sales to Taiwan.
"The president looks forward to engaging in a constructive dialogue" with the Dalai Lama, said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs. More at Reuters
