REUTERSFormer US House speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India, June 18, 2024. The team, led by Michael McCaul, a Republican representative from Texas, who also chairs the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, includes Democratic former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Beijing, which calls the Dalai Lama a dangerous "splittist" or separatist, said it was seriously concerned about the visit and the bill. The Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet. The Dalai Lama has met US officials, including presidents, during previous visits to the United States, but Biden has not met him since taking office in 2021.
