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Obama speaks up for Tibetans, but in a hushed voice (India Times)
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WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama met with the Dalai Lama to express his “strong support” for human rights and religious freedom for the people
of Tibet while encouraging a direct dialogue with China.
Mr Obama “commended the Dalai Lama’s ?Middle Way’ approach, his commitment to non-violence and his pursuit of dialogue with the Chinesegovernment during an hour-long meeting in the Map Room in the residential wing of the White House,” said White House press secretary Robert Gibbs.