LIVE: US Delegation Meets Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, Drawing Backlash from China

LIVE: US Delegation Meets Dalai Lama in India's Dharamshala, Drawing Backlash from China

A United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama at his residence in India's Dharamshala. This move has sparked anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist. This comes as Washington and Beijing have recently restarted talks after several years of turmoil that began after the imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods under the Trump administration. Relations deteriorated even more following the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising military tensions in the South China Sea and in the Taiwan Strait. The high-level delegation, led by Republican Rep. Michael McCaul and including Democratic former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, arrived Tuesday at the hillside town, which the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has made his headquarters since fleeing from Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959.

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