'Dalai visit' likely to threaten relations

US president Barack Obama risks damaging relations with China if he meets the Dalai Lama in October, experts warn.

"China would definitely be against the US leader meeting the Dalai Lama as it would be a severe interference in China's internal affairs," said Fu Mengzi, a scholar on American studies at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations.

The Dalai Lama is seeking an audience with Obama in October, the Associated Press reported yesterday.