Chinese Threats to Obama

This article is about President Obama having the Dalai Lama visit the White House on February 18th. Although everyone may be excited for the visit of this spiritual leader, the Chinese seem to have a different perspective. Ma Zhaoxu, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman stated that the US should "honor its commitment to recognizing Tibet as part of China and oppose 'Tibet Independence.'" Zhaoxu tried to urge the Obama administration to cancel the visit so that it could not cause "further damage to the Sino-US relations," but failed. In 2009, President Obama planned to meet with the Dalai Lama, then fly to China, but the flight was cancelled due to deference of the Chinese Government.