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US lawmakers pass Tibet policy bill that questions China’s claims over region (www.scmp.com)
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[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Since taking office in 2021, Biden has yet to meet the Dalai Lama. As a candidate in 2020, Biden criticised Donald Trump for being the only US president in three decades who had neither met nor spoken to the Tibetan spiritual leader.

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[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 11 points 3 months ago

Realistically he probably didn't mean to slight them but just forgot.