A spokesperson with an organization that raises awareness of human-rights abuses in China says President Obama's decision not to meet with the Dalai Lama is nothing more than a move to appease the communist superpower.
This week, the Dalai Lama visited Washington, DC, where he attended a number of events. Ever since 1991, the Tibetan spiritual leader has met with the sitting U.S. president. But this year, Barack Obama did not meet with the Dalai Lama. China has encouraged nations, including the United States, to publicly shun him. Annee Kahler with China Aid Association says the United States should speak out against documented human-rights abuses in China instead of attempting to appease the Beijing regime by turning the Tibetan leader away. "It will embolden the Chinese government to increase abuses rather than scale them back," she argues. "And we've already seen that happen, both using the national day celebration [October 1] as an excuse to crack down on churches, in the name of preserving stability; as well as going in and being more bold about inserting state military police into churches." Recently, state military police in one province destroyed a house church building as part of a crackdown on Christian congregations in the communist nation.
This week, the Dalai Lama visited Washington, DC, where he attended a number of events. Ever since 1991, the Tibetan spiritual leader has met with the sitting U.S. president. But this year, Barack Obama did not meet with the Dalai Lama. China has encouraged nations, including the United States, to publicly shun him. Annee Kahler with China Aid Association says the United States should speak out against documented human-rights abuses in China instead of attempting to appease the Beijing regime by turning the Tibetan leader away. "It will embolden the Chinese government to increase abuses rather than scale them back," she argues. "And we've already seen that happen, both using the national day celebration [October 1] as an excuse to crack down on churches, in the name of preserving stability; as well as going in and being more bold about inserting state military police into churches."
Recently, state military police in one province destroyed a house church building as part of a crackdown on Christian congregations in the communist nation.
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