The Dalai Lama is the Tibetan spiritual leader.
China scolded U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he extended birthday wishes to the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, and told Washington to « stop meddling ».
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, assumed his role in 1940. Following the violent suppression of a 1959 uprising in Lhasa by Chinese forces, he fled Tibet and has since made his home in the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, in India.
There, he helped establish a democratic government-in-exile and has traveled extensively, advocating for Tibetan autonomy. He turned 90 on July 6, and Rubio said in a message that the Dalai Lama « continues to inspire with his message of unity, peace, and compassion.
