Not-so-grand exit

If this is confirmed, it is very bad news. Was it not better not to meet the Nobel laureate 2009 than this exit through the back door?
On the picture, the Dalai Lama does not seem bothered at all.



Nice. Obama Meets With Dalai Lama; Makes Him Leave Through Garbage Exit
February 18, 2010,
First Things
Jim Hoft
Obama would not meet the Dalai Lama in the Oval Office.
Not-so-grand exit: The Dalai Lama leaves the White House via an exit where rubbish bags are kept on the ground following his meeting with Barack Obama, (Daily Mail)
Obama showed the Dalai Lama the back door today after their meeting.
The Daily Mail reported:
The Dalai Lama and U.S president Barack Obama met for the first time at the White House today, defying furious protests from China
The two Nobel Peace Prize winners seemed intent on keeping the meeting low-key, in order avoid worsening tensions between the two countries
The Tibetan spiritual leader, who was also denied a meeting in the Oval office, left via a side entrance where rubbish bags were piled up and The White House didn’t release photos of the meeting until several hours afterwards.