Dalai Lama, Obama reportedly to appear together in public for first time
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President Obama reportedly will appear publicly with the Dalai Lama for the first time next week at the National Prayer Breakfast, in a move sure to anger China.
Time first reported that the Tibetan leader will be at the Feb. 5 event, along with Obama.
The president has met with the Dalai Lama several times in the past, but those meetings have been private. Even then, the Chinese government objected.
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Last February, when Obama met with the Dalai Lama, Beijing protested and even summoned a U.S. diplomat in Beijing to register its displeasure.
Beijing decries the Dalai Lama as an anti-Chinese separatist because of his quest for greater Tibetan autonomy. The White House calls him a respected cultural and religious figure who is committed to peace.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.