Daimler Apologizes After Dalai Lama Post Draws Outrage in China
Daimler Apologizes After Dalai Lama Post Draws Outrage in China<br />It featured a quote popularly attributed to the Dalai Lama: “Look at the situations from all angles, and you will become more open.”<br />The Instagram post provoked an outcry from Chinese internet users, many of whom pledged to boycott the Mercedes brand.<br />The German carmaker Daimler publicly apologized on Tuesday after its Mercedes-Benz<br />brand caused an outcry in China by quoting the Dalai Lama in a social media post.<br />The post on the Mercedes-Benz Instagram account, which was widely viewed before being deleted,<br />carried the hashtag “#MondayMotivation” and showed a white Mercedes car on a beach.<br />Beijing accuses him of seeking independence for Tibet, but the spiritual leader insists<br />that he is only seeking the autonomy promised by the Chinese government.
