China anger at Dalai Lama's US Congress meeting, prayers chanted at opening

March 07, 2014 15:26

China expressed anger today over the Dalai Lama's meeting with US congressional leaders, urging Washington to "stop conniving" with the man it brands a separatist working under the "cloak of religion". The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader on Thursday delivered the customary prayer that opens each Senate session, after meeting President Barack Obama at the White House last month, a move that raised the ire of Beijing.

Also read: In a first for the US Senate, the Dalai Lama gives the opening prayer

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