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Wed 10 Oct 2007Bush defies Chinese anger with Dalai Lama meetingUS:President George Bush yesterday welcomed the Dalai Lama to the White House, ignoring Chinese warnings that the meeting could damage relations between Washington and Beijing. The meeting took place, however, in the president's residential quarters rather than the Oval Office and, in deference to Chinese sensitivities, the White House excluded the media and did not release a photograph."We in no way want to stir the pot and make China feel that we are poking a stick in their eye for a country that we have a lot of relationships with on a variety of issues. And this might be one thing that we can do. But I don't believe that that's going to soothe the concerns in China," said White House press secretary Dana Perino.