Obama tells China's Hu all minorities have rights

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US President Barack Obama said on Tuesday he told China that all minorities should enjoy human rights and urged China to resume talks with the Dalai Lama's representatives.
Speaking at a news conference in Beijing, Obama said he had also told Chinese President Hu Jintao about US beliefs on human rights.
Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize this year but has been criticised by some who believe he is downplaying human rights issues.
In an address in Tokyo on Saturday, Obama stressed the importance of human rights as a core US value. International watchdogs have urged Obama to raise human rights, Tibet and Xinjiang during his China visit.
Obama did not meet Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, when he was in Washington in early October. But the Dalai Lama has said they may meet after Obama returns from China, which condemns the Buddhist monk as a separatist for demanding Tibetan self-determination.