{"id":2562563,"date":"2026-02-02T17:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grammys-blasted-as-anti-china-political-tool-after-dalai-lama-wins-audiobook-award-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:37:10","slug":"grammys-blasted-as-anti-china-political-tool-after-dalai-lama-wins-audiobook-award-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grammys-blasted-as-anti-china-political-tool-after-dalai-lama-wins-audiobook-award-2\/","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-2%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=2562563&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 Dalai Lama\u2019s win at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards for best audiobook, narration, and storytelling (for Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama) prompted a furious backlash from the Chinese Communist Party, wich called the award a political stunt and anti-china propaganda. It notes that Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, has lived in exile since 1959 and that the award was accepted on his behalf by Rufus Wainwright. The Dalai Lama expresses gratitude and humility, framing the honor as recognition of universal responsibility and the messages of peace, compassion, and environmental care he champions. Beijing\u2019s reaction labels the recognition as political manipulation and propaganda aimed at undermining china.<\/p>\n<p>The article provides background on the Dalai lama\u2019s role as tibet\u2019s spiritual and political leader and Tibet\u2019s ongoing tensions with Beijing over autonomy and religion. It highlights China\u2019s long-standing efforts to control reincarnation, including the 2007 Measures on the Management of the Reincarnation of Living Buddhas, and mentions Xi Jinping\u2019s 2025 Tibet visit promoting tighter regulation of religious affairs. It also notes the Dalai Lama\u2019s decision not to reincarnate within China and his intention to reincarnate in the \u201cfree world,\u201d as well as the 1995 abduction of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima.  <\/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 political stunt.<\/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:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >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=\"... at Dalai Lama in Tibet, says &#039;...&#039; must &#039;adapt to socialist society&#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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grammys-blasted-as-anti-china-political-tool-after-dalai-lama-wins-audiobook-award\/\" title=\"...s blasted as &#039;anti-... political tool&#039; after ...\">spiritual leader tasked<\/a> 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 wins Grammy; China calls it anti-China plot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2562564,"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":[72646,4501,50410,72645,17717],"class_list":["post-2562563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-audiobook-award","tag-china","tag-controversy-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\/2562563","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=2562563"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2562568,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562563\/revisions\/2562568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2562564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2562563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2562563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2562563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}