Chinese envoy meets EAM Jaishankar days after US panel calls on Dalai Lama

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The meeting comes days after a U.S. Congressional delegation met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Dharamshala. After the meeting, the US House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Michael McCaul said that Tibetans have the right to self-determination and should be allowed to practise their religion freely. read more The appointment of Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong comes after an unusually long delay of 18 months amid strained relations between the two countries over the Ladakh military standoff. Photo/X/@DrSJaishankar Amid strained ties in over the lingering border row in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong on...