China criticises Dalai Lama’s Grammy win, calls award ‘a tool of anti-China' manipulation

China’s foreign ministry said on Monday (February 2) that it firmly opposes the use of art awards for political manipulation, after the Dalai Lama was awarded a Grammy in the United States.The award was for the spoken-word album, Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The 68th Grammy awards, the highest honours in the music industry, were presented at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday (February 1), and were hosted by comedian Trevor Noah.Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, fled into exile in India in 1959 with thousands of Tibetans after a failed uprising against Chinese rule. Since then, he has advocated a non-violent “Middle Way” approach to seeking autonomy and religious freedom for Tibetans, earning the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.