Top U.S. officials met with the Dalai Lama in New York on Wednesday, reaffirming the Washington's support of human rights and cultural preservation for Tibetans . China filed a protest over the meeting.
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00:00U.S. human rights officials have met with Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama during
00:04his first trip to the United States since 2017.
00:07At a meeting in New York, the officials reaffirmed Washington's support for Tibetans' human
00:12rights.
00:13The Dalai Lama has been visiting the U.S. to undergo a knee operation.
00:17Beijing says the Dalai Lama is a separatist and criticized his visit.
00:21As you know, Dalai Lama is not a pure religious person.
00:27The Dalai Lama is not a non-violent, peaceful person at all, but a political hooligan who
00:32wears religious clothing and engages in anti-China separatist activities.
00:36China firmly opposes any country allowing Dalai Lama to visit in any name, and firmly
00:41opposes any government officials meeting Dalai Lama in any form, in order to raise serious
00:48diplomatic issues with the U.S.