China has strongly opposed Czech President Petr Pavel’s meeting with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in India, stating that China firmly opposes any form of contact between officials of any country and the Dalai “clique.” China’s embassy in the Czech Republic posted the notice late on Sunday, stating that China firmly opposes any form of contact between officials of any country and the Dalai “clique.” The Dalai Lama, who has been living in exile in India since 1959, is believed to give New Delhi leverage against China. India is also home to about 70,000 Tibetans and a Tibetan government-in-exile.
China strongly opposes the Czech president’s visit to the Dalai Lama.
