DHARAMSHALA, India — A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala, northern India, on Wednesday, sparking anger from China, which views the exiled leader as a dangerous separatist.

The high-level delegation, led by Republican Rep. Michael McCaul and including Democratic former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, arrived a day before in the hillside town, which the Nobel Peace Prize laureate has made his headquarters since fleeing from Tibet after a failed uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. India considers Tibet to be part of China, though it hosts Tibetan exiles.

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