BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- China said Wednesday it firmly opposes foreign leaders' contact with the Dalai Lama after a White House official said earlier this week U.S. President Barack Obama would be ready to meet the monk "at the appropriate time."

    "China firmly opposes foreign leaders' and officials' contact with the Dalai Lama. Our position on this issue is consistent and clear," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in response to a question about the White House official's remarks.

    The U.S. official made the statement at a news briefing before Obama's forthcoming first presidential visit to China.

China "strongly dissatisfied" with India over Dalai Lama's visit

China on Tuesday said it is "strongly dissatisfied" with India over the Dalai Lama's visit to a disputed China-India border region.  (Photo: fmprc.gov.cn) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday said it is "strongly dissatisfied" with India over the Dalai Lama's visit to a disputed China-India border region.

    "The Indian side allowed the Dalai Lama to visit the disputed eastern section of the China-India border regardless of China's grave concerns, and China is strongly dissatisfied with this," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a news briefing.

China firmly opposes Dalai Lama's visit to China-India border region

    BEIJING, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- China firmly opposes the Dalai Lama's planned visit to a China-India border region, said a Foreign Ministry spokesman here Tuesday.

Dalai Lama's trip to "Arunachal Pradesh" denounced

    BEIJING, Sept. 14 -- China has stressed its objection to the Dalai Lama's plan to visit the so-called "Arunachal Pradesh" in November, while India has made it clear that it won't stop the exile from making the visit.