Dalai Lama succession dispute: Who is Gyaltsen Norbu, the China-backed Panchen Lama?
A fresh wave of controversy is brewing between China and the Tibetan exile community over the succession of the 14th Dalai Lama. As the revered Tibetan spiritual leader ages, both Beijing and the Tibetan government-in-exile have positioned themselves as central to the question of who will determine his reincarnation. The Dalai Lama has repeatedly asserted that only the Gaden Phodrang Trust, based in India, holds the spiritual and moral authority to identify his successor—a position in direct conflict with China's official stance.
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