China Insists Communists Will Choose Successor After Dalai Lama Says He Will Control His Reincarnation

China, through its “China Tibetology Research Center,” published a screed on Wednesday condemning a declaration by the Dalai Lama that only his office will have power to find his successor after his passing, asserting that the Communist Party regime has final authority over the Buddhist leader.

The current Dalai Lama, who will turn 90 years old on July 6, published a letter on Wednesday confirming that “the institution of the Dalai Lama should continue” after his death. The Dalai Lama is the leader of Tibetan Buddhism and the current leader is the 14th holder of that office. According to Buddhist belief, the current Dalai Lama will…

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