Advocating genuine friendship between India and China, the Dalai Lama today said it is essential for the two most populous nations to develop mutual trust, which can be achieved if China transforms into an open society.<br/><br/>Talking to reporters after his meetings with President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Tibetan spiritual leader told China that if it has to realise its goal of becoming a superpower, it should also lay emphasis on moral authority and end censorship.<br/><br/>Contending that censorship and hiding the truth immoral, he said the over one billion people of China had the right to know the reality. Dalai Lama said that a closed society led to suspicion and distrust, and if everything remains state secret, it will create more distrust.