US lawmaker meets Dalai Lama in show of support for Tibetan freedom after Xi

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A senior US lawmaker has reaffirmed Washington’s support for Tibetans’ pursuit of freedom and criticised China’s treatment of Tibetans, a week after President Donald Trump met Chinese President Xi Jinping in the US. US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast met Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday, September 30, in a visit that brought renewed attention to Washington’s position on Tibet just as the Trump administration seeks to manage relations with Beijing. Mast said the freedom of the Tibetan people and China were among the key topics of his discussion with the Dalai Lama, whom he said…

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