ABC: Criticism of Michelle Obama in China for eating in a Tibetan restaurant

The first American lady, Michelle Obama, has lunch this Wednesday in a Tibetan Restaurant in the Chinese province of Sichuan, what has caused rumors about the «political intentionality» In the active social networks of the country.

Michelle, His two daughters and his mother have visited the city of Chengdu as part of a one -week trip through China, where he has tried to promote education and reinforce cultural ties. China has criticized the White House for its support for the exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama, accused by Beijing of being a «Wolf with lamb skin» separatist. A senior US government official who accompanies Obama has assured that the first lady simply wanted to meet Tibetans in Chengdu. «Tibetans are an important minority and there is a considerable Tibetan community in Sichuan», said last weekend.

The restaurant was chosen due to the interest of the first lady in the Minority rights in China, A member of the Obama team explained.

«It is an undercover message»

The US president, Barack Obama, He met with the Dalai Lama in February, A meeting denounced by Beijing to interfere with their internal affairs. The president said that China's Tibetan Independence does not support And that Dalai Lama has always denied looking for her, The White House in a statement indicated at the time.

Internet users have seen lunch as a Undercover message. «This entails strong political connotations, which aims to communicate that the United States pays close attention to politics in Tibet», has written a user. «When it is evident that the objective is to give China dictated, ¿We can still say that the trip of the first American lady is an innocent trip?», He added. Another user has said that it is impossible not to see political implications: «This was done for the Chinese people to see and also to see the United States Congress».