They were upset that the USA had interfered with China!
It was dedicated to the city's patron deity Athena.
In the early 1600 Ming China was conquered by the Manchus. In 1644 they conquered the Chinese empire and established the Qing dynasty.
Buddhism today has had a global impact with followers living and traveling around the world from the United States to Europe and Africa. However, Buddhism began and is most strongly rooted in Asia. Buddhism has had an enormous impact religiously and politically on South Asia and South East Asia in places such as India, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, and China.
