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