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Beijing: China on Friday asserted that any successor to 88-year-old Dalai Lama should be from within the country and his heir needs to have its approval,

China has also expressed its strong opposition to the United States appointing a 'Special Coordinator for Tibet Issues' and criticised Washington’s assertion that Beijing should not interfere in the selection of the Dalai Lama’s successor

All reincarnated Tibetan living Buddhas must be looked for within the country, decided through the practice of lot-drawing from the golden urn, and receive approval from the central government, a white paper unveiled by the Chinese government said

Though Beijing asserts the Dalai Lamas successor needs its approval, observers say it remains concerned as the present Panchen Lama, the number two spiritual leader who was appointed by it after unseating the boy nominated by the Dalai Lama, has not gained much traction in Tibet.

Projects Tibet as a gateway to South Asia Beijing: China on Friday asserted that any successor to 88-year-old Dalai Lama should be from within the country and his heir needs to have its approval, as it projected the strategically-located Tibet region as the gateway to South Asia by highlighting the infrastructure development close to the Indian border. All “reincarnated Tibetan living Buddhas,

The CCP’s strategy for consolidating control over Tibet centers on “sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism. By March 10, 2021 An exile Tibetan Buddhist nun wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus walks past a prayer wheel in Dharmsala, India, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020. Credit: AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia Advertisement The Tibetan freedom movement is at a critical juncture. The Dalai Lama will turn 90 in five years. In November and December, two poignant photos of His Holin...