The Dalai Lama has declared that his successor will be born outside China, setting the stage for a geopolitical battle. Beijing insists it will control the process, while Tibetans in exile and the ...

HONG KONG -- The 14th Dalai Lama has declared that his reincarnated successor will be born in the "free world," implying outside China, in a new book released days after Beijing officials lashed ...

The Dalai Lama published a book Tuesday that he says is a "framework for the future of Tibet", to guide compatriots in relations with Beijing after his death. China -- which says Tibet is an ...

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Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, writes in a new book that he intends to be reincarnated outside China and called on the Tibetan people to reject any successor chosen by Beijing.

The Dalai Lama has said his successor will be born outside China - but Beijing says it will choose the next spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. In a new book published on Tuesday, the 89-year ...

The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan ...

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China -- which says Tibet is an integral part of the country -- has responded by saying the Dalai Lama 'has no right to represent the Tibetan people'. NEW DELHI - The Dalai Lama published a book ...

China -- which says Tibet is an integral part of the country -- has responded by saying the Dalai Lama "has no right to represent the Tibetan people". Many exiled Tibetans fear Beijing will name a ...

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