{"id":2562533,"date":"2026-02-02T17:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grammys-blasted-as-anti-china-political-tool-after-dalai-lama-wins-audiobook-award\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:07:07","slug":"grammys-blasted-as-anti-china-political-tool-after-dalai-lama-wins-audiobook-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grammys-blasted-as-anti-china-political-tool-after-dalai-lama-wins-audiobook-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammys blasted as &#8216;anti-China political tool&#8217; after Dalai Lama wins audiobook award"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrammys-blasted-as-anti-china-political-tool-after-dalai-lama-wins-audiobook-award%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2562533&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The piece reports that the 14th Dalai Lama won the Grammy for Best Audiobook, Narration, adn Storytelling recording with Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards. The exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader says the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recognition reflects universal responsibility<\/a> and is not personal, while Rufus Wainwright accepted the award on his behalf.Beijing swiftly blasted the win as anti-China propaganda and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-have-blood-on-my-hands-after-being-fired-whistleblower-alleges-foreign-governments-abuse-of-facebook\/\" title=\"\u2018I Have Blood On My Hands\u2019: After Being Fired, \u2018Whistleblower\u2019 Alleges Foreign Governments\u2019 Abuse Of Facebook\">political manipulation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Background provided includes the dalai Lama\u2019s long exile since 1959, Tibet\u2019s historical governance, and China\u2019s efforts to regulate religious affairs. It notes China\u2019s 2007 Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas and Beijing\u2019s stance that reincarnation must comply with Chinese laws. The Dalai Lama has said he will not reincarnate within Tibet and would seek reincarnation in the \u201cfree world\u201d to avoid interference. The article also references Xi Jinping\u2019s 2025 visit to Tibet and his comments on aligning religious affairs with socialist society, highlighting the ongoing tensions between beijing and Tibetan Buddhism and the Dalai Lama\u2019s ongoing role as a symbol for Tibetan aspirations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Grammys blasted as &lsquo;anti-China political tool&rsquo; after Dalai Lama wins audiobook award<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2492207\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\">Chinese Communist Party<\/a> is furious that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3263036\/politics-reincarnation-undermine-dalai-lama-future\/\">Dalai Lama<\/a> took home a Grammy over the weekend, calling the award a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-votes-on-major-security-upgrade-will-fine-members-5k-for-bypassing-metal-detectors\/\" title=\"House Votes On Major Security Upgrade, Will Fine Members K For Bypassing Metal Detectors\">political stunt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, won big at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/grammys\/\">68th Annual Grammy Awards<\/a> on Sunday in the category of best audiobook, narration, and storytelling recording with <em>Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4443012\/india-agrees-stop-buying-russian-oil-trade-deal-us\/\">India agrees to stop buying Russian oil as trade deal reached with US<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4442688\/uk-labour-member-peter-mandelson-resigns-over-epstein-ties\/\">UK Labour member Peter Mandelson resigns from party over Epstein ties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4439423\/greenland-independence-activist-trump-us\/\">Greenland independence could make the island a major US ally, activist argues<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I receive this recognition with gratitude and humility,&rdquo; the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dalailama.com\/news\/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-receives-grammy-recognition-highlighting-universal-responsibility-and-compassion\">said in a statement <\/a>following the news. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t see it as something personal, but as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama presides over an event during which Tibetan exiles prayed for his longevity, a day before his 90th birthday on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Dharamshala, India. (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I truly believe that peace, compassion, care for our environment, and an understanding of the oneness of humanity are essential for the collective well-being of all eight billion human beings,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m grateful that this Grammy recognition can help spread these messages more widely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Dalai Lama has lived in exile since 1959, when the CIA helped him evade encroaching <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/communist-party\/\">Communist Party<\/a> authorities by spiriting him away to the Indian town of Dharamshala.&nbsp;Rufus Wainwright, a Canadian singer-songwriter, accepted the award in his place.<\/p>\n<p>Reactions from Beijing were swift and bellicose, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs releasing a statement decrying his win as propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is well known that the 14th Dalai Lama is not merely a religious figure but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dalai-lama-says-reincarnation-will-be-outside-china\/\" title=\"... says ... will be outside China\">political exile engaged<\/a> in anti-China separatist activities under the guise of religion,&rdquo; foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We firmly oppose the relevant party using the award as a tool for anti-China political manipulation,&rdquo; Lin added.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the Chinese Communist Party annexing Tibet in 1951, the region was governed both spiritually and politically by the Dalai Lama, the highest authority in Tibetan Buddhism and considered the manifestation of bodhisattva Avalokite&#347;vara.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/watch\/2037107\">Dalai Lama<\/a>, who is now 90 years old, has never renounced his right to rule and continues to operate a government-in-exile out of India.<\/p>\n<p>Tibetan separatist sentiments remain a source of irritation for Beijing, which has fought tooth and nail to assert its control over the &ldquo;autonomous region&rdquo; and curb the influence of religion.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3777559\/xi-jinping-jab-dalai-lama-tibet-religious-affairs-adapt-socialist-soecity\/\">Xi Jinping visited Tibet<\/a> in August 2025 and told the public that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/xi-takes-jab-at-dalai-lama-in-tibet-says-religious-affairs-must-adapt-to-socialist-society\/\" title=\"Xi takes jab at ... in Tibet, says &#039;religious affairs&#039; must &#039;adapt to ...&#039;\">religious affairs&#038;rdquo<\/a>; must be regulated to help &ldquo;guide Tibetan Buddhism to adapt to socialist society.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Dalai Lama announced last year that he would not be reincarnated within the borders of Tibet due to Chinese occupation. Instead, he has promised to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3344144\/dalai-lama-reincarnation-outside-china-ccp-illegal\/\">reincarnate in the &ldquo;free world&rdquo;<\/a> so that his role as the &ldquo;symbol of Tibet embodying the aspirations of the Tibetan people&rdquo; can continue without interference.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese Communist Party has waged a decadeslong war against the Dalai Lama&rsquo;s reincarnation, passing the legislation known as the &ldquo;Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism&rdquo; in 2007.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3777559\/xi-jinping-jab-dalai-lama-tibet-religious-affairs-adapt-socialist-soecity\/\">XI TAKES JAB AT DALAI LAMA IN TIBET, SAYS &lsquo;RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS&rsquo; MUST &lsquo;ADAPT TO SOCIALIST SOCIETY&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The reincarnation of living Buddhas, including the Dalai Lama, must comply with Chinese laws and regulations,&rdquo; party spokeswoman Mao Ning&nbsp;reaffirmed to reporters last year. <\/p>\n<p>The communist government <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3263036\/politics-reincarnation-undermine-dalai-lama-future\/\">abducted Gedhun Choekyi Nyima<\/a> &mdash; a then-6-year-old Tibetan boy believed to be the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the spiritual leader tasked with finding the next Dalai Lama reincarnation &mdash; in 1995. His whereabouts are still unknown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dalai Lama&#8217;s Grammy win provokes China backlash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2562534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25224531501105.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[72646,72647,72645,17717],"class_list":["post-2562533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-audiobook-award","tag-china-politics-2","tag-dalai-lama-2","tag-grammys"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP25224531501105.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2562533"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562533\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2562538,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562533\/revisions\/2562538"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2562534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2562533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2562533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2562533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}