U.S. lawmakers urge Biden to meet Dalai Lama
The Hindu
They called on the United States to press Beijing to resume dialogue with the Dalai Lama's representatives
U.S. lawmakers across party lines on Tuesday urged President Joe Biden to meet with the Dalai Lama in a bid to ensure that Tibetans' rights remain high on the agenda.
Since George H.W. Bush in 1991, every sitting U.S. president has met the Tibetan spiritual leader except Donald Trump as the now 86-year-old Dalai Lama slows down his once frenetic travel schedule.
In similar letters, 38 senators and 27 House members also called on the United States to press Beijing to resume dialogue with the Dalai Lama's representatives that last took place 12 years ago.
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