United States President, Barack Obama's, meeting with the Dalai Lama provoked fury in Beijing even though the American leader had informed President Hu Jintao when he visited China in November that this would happen.
A statement issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry declared: “The U.S. act grossly interfered in China's internal affairs, gravely hurt the Chinese people's national sentiments and seriously damaged Sino-U.S. ties.” The Chinese reaction was slightly less violent than that to Washington's recent announcement of a US$6.4 billion arms sales package to Taiwan. This time, there was no threat of reprisals.
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