Charles to meet Chinese president

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The Prince of Wales is due to meet Chinese president Hu Jintao in central London later after the G20 summit.

Relations between Charles and China have been complicated by his support for exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama.

In 1999, the Prince's aides denied he was "snubbing" the Chinese by not going to a banquet at their London embassy.

BBC Royal correspondent Peter Hunt said the emphasis has shifted to positive engagement but the Prince is thought likely to raise the issue of Tibet.

But our correspondent added that Clarence House has not publicly confirmed the agenda for the private meeting.

Prince Charles was said in the past to have been "impressed by the Dalai Lama's efforts to seek a peaceful resolution" in Tibet.

In 2004, he invited him to a St James's Palace reception.

In a private diary entry, which was made public by a newspaper in 2005, the Prince referred to some Chinese officials as "appalling old waxworks".

He was writing after witnessing the handover of Hong Kong to the Chinese in 1997.

The High Court later ruled the Mail on Sunday had breached the Prince of Wales' confidentiality and copyright by the publishing the diary.