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Could there be two Dalai Lamas? Spiritual leader's statement portends clash with China
China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who ...
China joins US in hunt for ripples in spacetime with new telescope in Tibet
American institutions collaborated on project that takes Chinese search for primordial gravitational waves ‘onto the ...
The two Panchen Lamas: China's role in Tibet and the clash with the Dalai Lama
Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist ...
Dalai Lama's 90th celebrated in France amid growing global resistance to China's Tibet crackdown
In a show of support for Tibetan identity, the Tibetan Association of Toulouse, France, in collaboration with Nalanda ...
China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply
As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the ...
China hands Tibet official suspended death sentence over $50 mn in bribes
The former Communist Party head of Tibet was handed a suspended death sentence on Wednesday for taking bribes worth almost $50 million, a court in Chi ...
China says Dalai Lama succession issue a 'thorn' in relations with India
The Dalai Lama has been living in exile in India since 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet.
Tibetan Childhoods Under Siege: Report Unmasks China’s Coercive Assimilation Strategy
A report reveals widespread cultural erasure, forced separation, and abuse in Communist Party-run institutions across Tibet, ...
Who will choose the Dalai Lama's successor? Tibetan spiritual leader tightens grip as China eyes selection
The clash is a long time in the making with the Dalai Lama insisting the Chinese government will have absolutely no say in ...