Pres. is going to China. So Tibet and China are not related.

Dalai Lama is in the United States. But President Obama refused to meet him in DC, which is totally different from all his predecessors. Of course, this doesn't mean he won't meet him at some point in his tenure, but appeasing to China before having a state visit in one month is quite significant, but also understandable.

But his State Department spokesman didn't do a good job in that.

Kelly denied that the president's refusal to meet with the Dalai Lama today was a signal that the administration is taking a hands-off approach to confronting the PRC on issues such as human rights and Tibetan autonomy. "I think these are two separate issues, the president's decision to meet with the Dalai Lama and the path that our relationship with China is on," Kelly said.

It seems that he meant Tibet and China are sepapare issue, which supports the Tibetan separatist movement. It's a catch, ah ha!