From CNN (http://edition.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS...ent=FaceBook):

China spoke out strongly Sunday against a meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, saying it "hurt the feelings of the Chinese people and harmed Sino-U.S. relations."

"This action seriously interfered with China's internal affairs," said Ma Zhaoxu, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a statement, adding that officials have lodged formal complaints with their U.S. counterparts in Beijing and Washington.

Obama met with the Dalai Lama on Saturday in Washington, commending the Tibetan spiritual leader on his commitment to nonviolence and pursuit of the "Middle Way" approach with China, the White House said in a statement.
During the closed-door visit at the White House, Obama stressed the U.S. policy that "Tibet is a part of the People's Republic of China and the United States does not support independence for Tibet," the White House said.

American support of the Dalai Lama has long been a subject of contention in U.S.-China relations. Chinese officials view the religious leader as a separatist and Tibet as a breakaway province.

The issue of Tibet is one that "involves China's sovereignty and territorial integrity," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said in a statement released before the meeting. "We oppose foreign leaders meeting with the Dalai Lama in any format."
Opinions?

The New Zealand Prime Minister turned down meeting the Dalai Lama when he was here earlier this year (ostensibly to visit a city destroyed by an earthquake, and the victims). The PM denies it was due to pressure from China at an APEC meeting, but most suspect it was.

So I think good on Obama for sticking to his moral position. Shows he's got spine. Though I disagree with the official foreign policy stance of the US. Like the rest of it, heh.