Obama obviously considers China to be more important than the Dalai Lama. Also, Moslems and Buddhists have not gotten along well lately. Remember how the Taliban blew up the world’s largest Buddhas in Afghanistan, and how the militant Buddhist government of Myanmar is driving out that country’s Moslem minority (the Rohingyas).
More power to the gov’t of Burma, er, Myanmar. Meanwhile, in neighboring Siam, er, Thailand:
3 dead in attack on Bangkok anti-gov’t protesters
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