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China warned against choosing new Dalai Lama

A Tibetan woman adjusts her traditional headgear as she stands near the portrait of spiritual leader Dalai Lama during a function organised to mark “Losar” or the Tibetan New Year in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Feb 23, 2023. (Photo: Reuters)

DHARAMSALA, India: The president of the Tibetan government-in-exile has warned China not to interfere in selecting the successor to the Dalai Lama, the current spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism.

"No government should have any role in this spiritual matter, and I think it is much wiser for China (not to interfere)," Penpa Tsering said in a recent interview with Kyodo News, adding that the succession will ultimately be decided by the 14th Dalai Lama.

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