On November 11, 2005, China Daily reported that China criticized U.S.
President George W. Bush for meeting Dalai Lama yesterday and dismissed
the U.S. annual report on religious freedom as groundless.
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http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-11/11/content_493744.htm
An outline of this article:
* Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Jianchao said, "The Dalai
Lama is not a simple or a pure religious figure. He is a political
exile who undertakes secessionist activities abroad. We oppose
meetings between him and other leaders."
* The meeting on Wednesday came just days ahead of Bush's Beijing
visit scheduled for November 19-21.
* Liu stressed the two incidents would not overshadow Bush's visit to
Beijing. "The importance will not be diminished by a single
incident," he said. "The visit will achieve its planned goals."
