Why China Got Angry at Obama's Dalai Lama Meeting

Jun 16, 2016, 02:43 AM

President Obama’s Wednesday meeting with the Dalai Lama in Washington ruffled a few feathers in China— around 1.3 billion to be exact, according to China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang. The 80-year-old exiled Tibetan leader and global icon is seen as a dangerous separatist by Beijing, one whose actions are perceived as threats to China's sovereignty.