The Dalai Lama vs China battle heats up: Beijing says choosing his successor ‘by no means’ an internal religious matter
The Dalai Lama has announced that his reincarnation and successor will be chosen without any role from China’s Communist Party. This decision goes against Beijing’s past claims of control over the process. While the Dalai Lama has confirmed he will reincarnate, he did not say when or where. His video statement was shown to senior…