{"id":630,"date":"2008-04-22T16:58:13","date_gmt":"2008-04-22T16:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2008\/04\/dalai-lama-calls-for-us-help-t.php"},"modified":"2008-04-22T16:58:13","modified_gmt":"2008-04-22T16:58:13","slug":"dalai-lama-calls-for-us-help-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2008\/04\/dalai-lama-calls-for-us-help-t","title":{"rendered":"Dalai Lama Calls for US Help to Resolve Conflict with China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Associated Press<\/strong><br \/>\nAnn Arbor, Mich. &#8211; The Tibetan people need the involvement of the U.S. government to help resolve recent conflicts between Chinese officials and anti-Beijing protesters in Tibet, the Dalai Lama said Monday.<br \/>\n&#8220;At this moment, we need your help,&#8221; the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said as he and Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky addressed reporters briefly before a closed-door meeting at the University of Michigan.<br \/>\nDobriansky, who serves as special envoy for Tibet, said the meeting with the Dalai Lama provided a &#8220;timely opportunity&#8221; to discuss the conflict.<br \/>\n&#8220;The Bush administration has expressed concern about the situation in Tibet and has urged restraint,&#8221; she said. &#8220;In particular, President Bush has been a steadfast supporter for the need for dialogue between His Holiness and Chinese leaders.&#8221;<br \/>\nDobriansky and the Dalai Lama have met more than 10 times since 2001, according to the State Department. They entered the room Monday holding hands, with the Dalai Lama saying, &#8220;I brought my longtime friend.&#8221;<br \/>\nDemonstrators have disrupted legs of the Olympic torch relay in protest of China&#8217;s treatment of the Dalai Lama&#8217;s followers. He has denied Chinese claims that he and his followers have used the Olympics to foment unrest.<br \/>\nThe Dalai Lama, who fled to India after a failed uprising in 1959 in Tibet, arrived in the United States on April 10.<br \/>\nHe is scheduled to speak at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., on Tuesday and to return to India on Thursday.<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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