PHOTO: AFP/EAST NEWS (FILES) Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama greets at the conclusion of the third day of teachings at The Kalachakra Ground near The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya on January 7, 2010. China on February 2, 2010, warned US President Barack Obama against meeting the Dalai Lama, saying it would "seriously undermine" Sino-US ties -- the latest salvo in an escalating row between the two powers. AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA