China's official state-run Global Times on June 20, 2017, reacted stridently to the invitation to the 14th Dalai Lama to address the graduating students at the commencement at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) recently. It said inviting the Dalai Lama, who has long been active in anti-China separatist activities under the guise of religion, "is not a responsible educational behavior". It blamed "the person behind the invitation" namely " Chancellor Pradeep Khosla, an Indian American" and accused him of regrettably utilizing "freedom of speech to veil his intentions to support Tibet independence". Striking an unusually tough note, the Global Times article said "Khosla must bear the consequences for this. The present-day China is no longer merely a listener to the US. The first China-US Diplomatic and Security Dialogue kicks off on Wednesday in Washington. China and the US now are on an equal footing regarding mutual dialogue. An influx of Chinese students have gone to the US for study in order to make better contributions to China's development, while it's an inevitable trend that an increasing number of US students will have to deal with China in future. Future US development is inseparable from China. If the history education the American students receive remains outdated and full of imperial perspectives, what these American students will encounter in the future is foreseeable". It added "Don't naively believe that China will acquiesce to the chancellor of UCSD. His support for Tibet independence will affect his personal and the university's exchanges with China. Chinese universities will take cooperative programs with it into prudent reconsideration.It's suggested that relevant Chinese authorities not issue visas to the chancellor and not recognize diplomas or degree certificates issued by the university in China."