Outside the White House, hundreds of people rallied to protest China’s treatment of Tibet, ethnic Uyghurs and members of the Falun Gong. Alim Seytoff of the Uyghur American Association urged President Obama to pressure Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on alleged human rights abuses.

Alim Seytoff: “Our hope is that when President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, would raise—in addition to other security and trade issues, would raise human rights issues, specifically in the case of Uyghur Muslims and Tibetan Buddhists, and in addition to the Chinese dissidents and lawyers who have been locked up and disappeared.”